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Environews: Alta Ski Area behaving badly
Alta Ski Area, long considered an industry leader for sustainability, has tarnished its image by obstructing Wasatch Mountains conservation planning. At a December meeting, Alta op …
Environmental Politics
Environews: Stewart slips public lands attack into Farm Bill
Representative Chris Stewart (R-UT-2) slipped an attack on Utah public lands into the 2018 Farm Bill that passed in December. The misnamed “Sage-Grouse & Mule Deer Conservation …
Environmental Politics
Environews: Scandal-plagued Zinke calls it quits
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, formerly a congressman from Montana, has announced his resignation due to charges of corruption and misconduct. Zinke will be remembered in Utah for …
Environmental Politics
Environews: Activists protest BLM lease sale
In December, environmentalists and climate change activists gathered to protest a particularly objectionable Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil & gas lease sale. Under the Tru …
Environmental Politics
Environews: Public lands drilling & greenhouse gas emissions
A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that fossil fuels extracted from federal public land account for 23.7% of the nation’s total CO2 emissions. Public lan …
Environmental Politics
Environews: Inland Port may restart Legacy Parkway fight
Fifteen years ago, Utah citizens fought hard to mitigate environmental impacts of building the Legacy Parkway which runs through Great Salt Lake wetlands. They succeeded in getting …
Environmental Politics
Environews: Bear River in trouble
In December the Utah Board of Water Resources met in a closed-door meeting to approve $5 million for development of the Bear River. Diversion of Bear River water would be catastrop …
Environmental Politics
Environews: Climate change in the Southwest
The Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol. II, released in November, includes a regional report on climate change impacts, risks and adaptation in the Southwest United States. The …
Environmental Politics
Environews: Wildlife overpass opens on Parley’s Summit
The new wildlife overpass is open over I-80 on Parley’s Summit to help Wasatch Mountain critters safely cross six lanes of fast traffic (and to save drivers from dangerous animal c …
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Environews: New Tracy Aviary Nature Center & Jordan River Park
Salt Lake County is planning a new Jordan River Park along the riparian corridor between highway 201 and 4500 South, envisioned as an urban natural area with a priority on preservi …
Book review: Look Both Ways by Katharine Coles
A daring life. What may come of the diaries in the attic? Katharine Coles, University of Utah English professor and Utah’s former poet laureate, has been delving into family histor …
Environmental Politics
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Environmental news updates New Tracy Aviary Nature Center & Jordan River Park Salt Lake County is planning a new Jordan River Park along the riparian corridor between highway 2 …
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Environews: New species of bees discovered in the Beehive State
Researchers at Utah State University have discovered an astonishing diversity of native bees living within the original boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (G …
Nature
Environews: Aspen regeneration after fire
Baby aspen trees have sprouted in areas burned by the 71,673-acre human-caused Brian Head Fire of 2017. Aspens are a disturbance-dependent species that grows from existing roots af …
Environmental Politics, Politics
Environews: Roadless Rule rollback?
The State of Utah plans to petition the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a state-specific rollback of the 2001 “Roadless Rule” that limits forest road building associated with in …
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City authorities are planning a new Jordan River Park between highway 201 and 4500 S purposed as an urban natural area that prioritizes wildlife conservation. #Environews
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Salt Lake County is planning a new Jordan River Park along the riparian corridor between highway 201 and 4500 South, envisioned as an urban natural...