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Utah’s coal country pushes back against data centers
15+ hour, 17+ min ago (991+ words) This story was originally published by Grist and is republished here through a partnership with Climate Desk. Cindy O’Neil understands the boom-and-bust cycles of industry. Her husband spent years working in Carbon County’s namesake coal mines. In this pocket of…...
Researchers say they’re getting closer to answers on Great Salt Lake dust
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (1073+ words) Bryce Bird, director of the Utah Division of Air Quality, speaks during a panel discussion on Great Salt Lake dust at Zions Bank in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (Courtesy of the Great Salt Lake Alliance/Alex Travous) As…...
Great Salt Lake dust: A problem Utah can’t afford to fix or ignore
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1205+ words) Utah leaders face the costs of controlling dust from a shrinking Great Salt Lake — whether they choose to act now or not. More than 800 square miles of lakebed are now exposed as the Great Salt Lake water levels continue to…...
Cross E Ranch Salt Lake City Seeks Rezone for Housing
2+ week, 1+ day ago (141+ words) The family behind Cross E Ranch, a longtime agritourism draw on the Jordan River at Salt Lake City's far north end, has asked the city to rezone roughly 65 acres of the property for multifamily housing. Owner Heather Limon says the…...
Why fall looks, smells and feels different across Southern Utah
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1256+ words) Fall is in full swing in the Southern Utah mountains and is moving into the valleys as the air cools and the days get shorter. This lets the trees keep their nitrogen, magnesium and "stuff they don't want to toss…...
Drought grips all of Utah; reservoirs at 50% of capacity
3+ week, 3+ day ago (395+ words) As autumn approaches and nighttime temperatures cool down, the Utah Division of Water Resources reminds Utahns to adjust their irrigation habits and prepare for the upcoming water year. “With shorter days and cooler evening temperatures, landscape water requirements decrease significantly,…...
Utah’s strategy to fight invasive reeds at the Great Salt Lake? Play the long game and look upstream
3+ week, 4+ day ago (518+ words) Crew members work a controlled fire to get rid of invasive phragmites around the Great Salt Lake. (Utah Fire Info) Floods of four decades ago wiped out native plants and left the Great Salt Lake vulnerable to an expensive problem:…...
Utah has 2 new officials helping to steer the state’s response on the Great Salt Lake
3+ week, 4+ day ago (837+ words) Great Salt Lake Commissioner Hannah Freeze and Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Jamie Barnes are pictured at the Utah Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (Annie Knox/Utah News Dispatch) This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions…...