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The latest Utah news from Friday evening, May 21, 2021.
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With More Extreme Weather On The Horizon, Power Utilities Face Greater Hurdles Keeping The Lights OnAs warmer temperatures and extreme weather conditions become more common across the west, power companies are facing greater challenges keeping the lights on. Utah’s largest utility, Rocky Mountain Power, has a reliability rating of over 99%, but it still couldn’t prevent nearly 200,000 people from losing power after a windstorm earlier this month.
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Thursday evening, July 30, 2020New Report Analyzes Utah’s Juvenile Justice SystemAfter a series of sweeping reforms that began in 2017, Utah now…
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Thursday evening, March 5, 2020 wrightChanging The Constitution On Education FundingA Utah constitutional amendment approved by a state Senate committee…
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HERRIMAN — When Aurora and Seth McCausland went looking for a new apartment for their growing family, they wanted a place with the trappings of modern…
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Coalville and West Valley City are the latest Utah communities to commit to transitioning to 100% net-renewable energy use by 2030. There are now 20 local…
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Salt Lake County announced it is hopping on the 100% renewable energy bandwagon. Officials passed a resolution Tuesday to transition the county to total…
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Several utility companies in the West have announced they will institute power blackouts in areas with high fire risk when conditions are particularly bad.
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Salt Lake City mayoral candidate David Garbett says if elected, he will try to move an oil refinery and a power plant out of the Salt Lake Valley.“If we…
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Some Utah cities may soon have a chance to cut down on carbon emissions, but consumer advocates are worried about rising costs and other unanswered…
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Utah environmental regulators are proposing to penalize Rocky Mountain Power for spilling coal ash into the Price River last summer.Last August Rocky…
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A new agreement between Rio Tinto Kennecott and Rocky Mountain Power means three coal-burning units in the Salt Lake Valley will close a year earlier than…