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On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Utah County Commission chair Amelia Powers Gardner signed a declaration of a state of local disaster.

All the water is welcome, but it’s putting a damper on some hot recreation spots over the long Memorial Day weekend.

The money comes as government officials have struggled to contain destructive infernos being made worse by climate change.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Montana by Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics of Eugene Oregon. The main ingredients in fire retardant are inorganic fertilizers and salts that can be toxic to some fish, frogs, crustaceans and other aquatic species.

The Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Colorado, and left a smoky taste and smell in the water for months after it was extinguished. That meant an expensive fix as the town of Superior tries to improve water quality.

A housing crunch in the West has some looking to public lands as a solution…and a place to live.

The latest Utah news for Tuesday morning, April 12, 2022.

President Donald Trump rolled back much of the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, Thursday, saying it will expedite job-creating projects. The…

Monday evening, Mar. 2, 2020Abortion Ban Passes Utah SenateThe Utah Senate passed a bill Monday that would ban elective abortions if Roe v. Wade is…

A new white paper from the non-profit Headwaters Economics says transferring public lands from the federal government to Western states would generate…

A new report from Congress’s watchdog says employees overseeing public lands are facing hundreds of threats and assaults.

A recent study says the American West should be doing more prescribed burns to keep forests healthy and to help lessen the impacts of wildfires across...