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Tribes will win their lawsuit and Obama’s Bears Ears National Monument will be back, former Interior boss tells Utah crowd

Tribes will win their lawsuit and Obama’s Bears Ears National Monument will be back, former Interior boss tells Utah crowd

By Brian Maffly • 10h ago

Lake Powell’s mercury contamination worse in side canyons, study shows

Lake Powell’s mercury contamination worse in side canyons, study shows

Lake Powell’s mercury contamination worse in side canyons, study shows

By Brian Maffly • 1d ago

A key slice of Summit County’s farm heritage can be saved, but the public needs to kick in last $535K

A key slice of Summit County’s farm heritage can be saved, but the public needs to kick in last $535K

A key slice of Summit County’s farm heritage can be saved, but the public needs to kick in last $535K

By Brian Maffly • 3d ago

Plan for reservation system at southern Utah’s Arches National Park is out — for now

Plan for reservation system at southern Utah’s Arches National Park is out — for now

Plan for reservation system at southern Utah’s Arches National Park is out — for now

By Brian Maffly • 3d ago

What did Utah win in the expansive lands bill? A new Jurassic park and a bigger, and hopefully better, Goblin Valley.

What did Utah win in the expansive lands bill? A new Jurassic park and a bigger, and hopefully better, Goblin Valley.

What did Utah win in the expansive lands bill? A new Jurassic park and a bigger, and hopefully better, Goblin Valley.

By Brian Maffly • 4d ago

Utah coal country’s push for a West Coast deep-water port resurfaces as Senate panel advances funding plan

Utah coal country’s push for a West Coast deep-water port resurfaces as Senate panel advances funding plan

Utah coal country’s push for a West Coast deep-water port resurfaces as Senate panel advances funding plan

By Brian Maffly • March 11

Utah may pump $10M into research for a different kind of nuclear power

By Brian Maffly • March 9

Bills aim to fund big oil and gas transport projects without oversight by state board

Bills aim to fund big oil and gas transport projects without oversight by state board

Bills aim to fund big oil and gas transport projects without oversight by state board

By Brian Maffly • March 9

Utah’s grand plan to preserve a wildlife and hunting haven on Tabby Mountain could fall prey to a private buyer

Utah’s grand plan to preserve a wildlife and hunting haven on Tabby Mountain could fall prey to a private buyer

Utah’s grand plan to preserve a wildlife and hunting haven on Tabby Mountain could fall prey to a private buyer

By Brian Maffly • March 6

Pipeline breach spills oil into southern Utah’s San Juan River

Pipeline breach spills oil into southern Utah’s San Juan River

Pipeline breach spills oil into southern Utah’s San Juan River

By Brian Maffly • March 5

Reservation system at Arches could deliver a $22M blow to Moab’s economy

Reservation system at Arches could deliver a $22M blow to Moab’s economy

Reservation system at Arches could deliver a $22M blow to Moab’s economy

By Brian Maffly • March 5

Gov. Herbert seeks relief from roadless protections on Utah’s forests; environmentalists fear unleashed logging

Gov. Herbert seeks relief from roadless protections on Utah’s forests; environmentalists fear unleashed logging

Gov. Herbert seeks relief from roadless protections on Utah’s forests; environmentalists fear unleashed logging

By Brian Maffly • March 1

Put more funding toward safeguarding air, land and water, Utahns say

Put more funding toward safeguarding air, land and water, Utahns say

Put more funding toward safeguarding air, land and water, Utahns say

By Brian Maffly • February 28

Lawmakers consider bills to help Utahns replace their old polluting cars, wood stoves and snowblowers

Lawmakers consider bills to help Utahns replace their old polluting cars, wood stoves and snowblowers

Lawmakers consider bills to help Utahns replace their old polluting cars, wood stoves and snowblowers

By Brian Maffly • February 27

Gila monster on its way to being named Utah’s state reptile

Gila monster on its way to being named Utah’s state reptile

Gila monster on its way to being named Utah’s state reptile

By Brian Maffly • February 26

Utah lawmakers may overrule cities’ plastic bag bans

Utah lawmakers may overrule cities’ plastic bag bans

Utah lawmakers may overrule cities’ plastic bag bans

By Brian Maffly • February 25

New dust-up surrounds Utah gravel pits: Bill seeks to limit ability to regulate them; critics say lawmaker has a conflict

New dust-up surrounds Utah gravel pits: Bill seeks to limit ability to regulate them; critics say lawmaker has a conflict

New dust-up surrounds Utah gravel pits: Bill seeks to limit ability to regulate them; critics say lawmaker has a conflict

By Brian Maffly • February 19

Contest offer: Pay $10 for a chance to go elk hunting in Utah with Trump Jr.

Contest offer: Pay $10 for a chance to go elk hunting in Utah with Trump Jr.

Contest offer: Pay $10 for a chance to go elk hunting in Utah with Trump Jr.

By Brian Maffly • February 18

Now there’s a $50 million plan to save Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats, but will it work?

Now there’s a $50 million plan to save Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats, but will it work?

Now there’s a $50 million plan to save Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats, but will it work?

By Brian Maffly • February 17

Utah snowpack packed with water, but reservoirs remain low

Utah snowpack packed with water, but reservoirs remain low

Utah snowpack packed with water, but reservoirs remain low

By Brian Maffly • February 16

‘War on coal’ is over, Trump team trumpets, as it approves two Utah mining projects

‘War on coal’ is over, Trump team trumpets, as it approves two Utah mining projects

‘War on coal’ is over, Trump team trumpets, as it approves two Utah mining projects

By Brian Maffly • February 16

Battle over public land designations divides Utah lawmakers, too, as state bill seeks to usurp local control

Battle over public land designations divides Utah lawmakers, too, as state bill seeks to usurp local control

Battle over public land designations divides Utah lawmakers, too, as state bill seeks to usurp local control

By Brian Maffly • February 13

Utah House OKs bill that could pave way for EnergySolutions to bring in depleted uranium

Utah House OKs bill that could pave way for EnergySolutions to bring in depleted uranium

Utah House OKs bill that could pave way for EnergySolutions to bring in depleted uranium

By Brian Maffly • February 12

Utah needs to get serious about saving water, critics say, and this proposed conservation plan falls short

Utah needs to get serious about saving water, critics say, and this proposed conservation plan falls short

Utah needs to get serious about saving water, critics say, and this proposed conservation plan falls short

By Brian Maffly • February 12

In a first, Utah eco-group sues feds over San Juan energy leases that threaten the ‘last great frontier for American archaeology’

In a first, Utah eco-group sues feds over San Juan energy leases that threaten the ‘last great frontier for American archaeology’

In a first, Utah eco-group sues feds over San Juan energy leases that threaten the ‘last great frontier for American archaeology’

By Brian Maffly • February 7