4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (431+ words) The lawn at the Utah Governor’s Mansion will become undone on Friday at the hands of water conservation advocates and public employees to make space for water-wise and pollinator-friendly plants amid one the most severe droughts the state has recorded....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1182+ words) High on a ridgeline near the headwaters of the Yampa River, a ditch dug more than a century ago snakes for miles through the rugged terrain of the Routt National Forest, shepherding water from the Yamcolo Reservoir across a 9,000-foot-high…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (513+ words) Firefighting crews in Utah are getting a hand from the National Guard as wildfires across the state and nation continue to stretch resources thin. Soldiers with the Utah Army National Guard are using Black Hawk military helicopters to drop water…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (515+ words) Utah has burned through an estimated $33 million to fight raging wildfires this year, putting the state on track to outspend last year’s record total. Inflation is partly to blame. But the rising cost also reflects the sheer size of this…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1424+ words) New research shows Utah, though it’s only halfway through its wildfire season, is seeing unprecedented burns in woodland and forest areas — and that trend poses “concerning” economic and ecological threats. That’s according to Phil Dennison, a professor in the University…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (481+ words) Ahead of the Pioneer Day holiday this week, Utah lifted its default personal fireworks ban and returned the authority over restrictions to cities, Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced Monday. However, some caveats will remain, and the state forester will still…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (553+ words) State leaders say they’re moving closer toward a goal of snapping up more land on the southeast side of the Great Salt Lake to help protect it from any further encroaching development. They announced a new $2.5 million contribution from the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (239+ words) Most of the West’s perennial wildfire plague is due to human stupidity. But it’s not just the careless people who start the fires. Given the primary risk factor for massive forest fires is hotter, drier forests from the climate crisis,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (665+ words) As crews gain ground on one massive fire in southern Utah, another is burning uncontrolled in a fierce start to the season that claimed the lives of three firefighters, destroyed dozens of homes and has already scorched more land than…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (346+ words) Chris Sorensen / (Kiowa County Press) Colorado drought conditions as of June 30, 2026. Source: National Drought Mitigation Center. Colorado's mountain snowpack has melted out for the season, as is typical for early July, ending the spring runoff that normally recharges reservoirs and…...