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Gas tax revenues have risen in the last few years, but Utah isn’t waiting for electric vehicles to cut into that. EV drivers here pay additional registration fees and a charging tax to help fund road maintenance.

Utah imagines a near future with advanced air mobility, but that will require more infrastructure, lower prices and sustained federal regulation.

The deadline for the latest round of funding is Jan. 9. Local transportation directors say electric buses work well, but not perfectly.

Replacing Zion’s propane-powered buses is part of the park’s plan to manage booming visitor numbers while preserving its natural landscape and clean air.

The plan from an Australian company, Anson Resources, has sparked concerns about the lithium project's potential water use, especially as the company seeks rights to water from a tributary of the Colorado River.

PM2.5 is projected to decrease 30% by 2050 according to UDOT’s environmental impact statement on the I-15 expansion. But most of that is achieved through improving efficiency and electrification.

The new shuttles are part of Zion’s long-term plan to manage growing visitor numbers while preserving the park’s natural beauty.

A lithium exploration proposal near Canyonlands National Park in southeast Utah has prompted concerns about how the project would affect the area’s natural landscape.

Warehouse automation could change the logistics workforce while underdeveloped trucking technology could mean more polluting trucks in the Inland Port for the near future.

Among other ideas, the Senate passed a resolution on Monday to encourage Utahns to reduce vehicle idling.

Eureka in Juab County’s Tintic School District and Vernal in the Uintah County School District will receive a combined 12 buses in the first round of funding.

There are just eight fully electric school buses in Utah. Expanding the fleet could reduce air pollution for some of the most vulnerable areas — schools.