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Environmental Politics, Nature
Childhood asthma related to traffic pollution
A team of researchers has constructed a county-level map that relates traffic-related air pollution to cases of childhood asthma in the United States. In Utah, the Wasatch Front is …
Community, Outdoor, Resources
Overcrowding in the Cottonwood Canyons
“Recreation Challenges on Public lands” was the theme of the 24th annual Wallace Stegner Center Symposium held in March. Outdoor recreation constitutes two percent of the U.S. gros …
Environmental Politics, Social Justice
Terry Tempest Williams wins Robert Kirsch Award
Utah author Terry Tempest Williams has won the Los Angeles Times Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement by a writer whose work focuses on the American West. The initial award …
Outdoor
Jordan River Water Trail
In April, Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation hosted a series of open houses re. development of a Jordan River Water Trail. The project would create new boat access points and …
Nature
Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan
The U.S. Congress has passed a bipartisan Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan to keep water levels from declining to critically low levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead, but tha …
Nature
Condors nesting in Zion National Park
A pair of endangered California condors is incubating an egg in their nest on Minotaur Tower in Zion National Park. The chick is expected to hatch in early May. Park biologists rep …
Environmental Politics, Nature
San Juan County withdraws Bears Ears objection
The three-member San Juan County Commission has voted to withdraw support for a 2017 Trump administration decision to shrink the size of Bears Ears National Monument. The Commissio …
Environmental Politics, Nature
Chaining in Grand Staircase- Escalante
The Trump administration is threatening to use “chaining” to clearcut native pinyon-juniper forests in thousands of acres of Grand Staircase National Monument. Chaining involves dr …
Community, Environmental Politics, Gender Equality, Nature
Great Old Broad strikes back
Environmental activist Rose Chilcoat has filed a lawsuit against San Juan County, Utah for violating her civil rights. The lawsuit describes falsified charges of trespassing on Uta …
Environmental Politics
Environews
I’ve never forgotten that we write out of our grief for what we’re losing. We write out of our passion for what we love. We write out of our past and toward the future in the prese …
Arts, Culture
Environews: Rebecca Solnit honored with Utah Award
Environmental writer and historian Rebecca Solnit has received the second annual Utah Award in the Environmental Humanities, a $10,000 prize given by the University of Utah Environ …
Environmental Politics, Think
Environews: Climate deniers in Congress
Recently members of Utah’s congressional delegation have engaged in particularly embarrassing climate change denial. At a Western Caucus news conference in February, Rob Bishop (R- …
Environmental Politics, Think
Environews: Conservation groups oppose Utah oil shale development
A coalition of eight conservation groups has issued a notice of intent for a lawsuit to block oil shale development in Utah’s Uinta Basin. The Trump Administration recently granted …
Environmental Politics, Think
Environews: Congressional hearing on Monument downsizing
On March 13 the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Forgotten Voices: The Inadequate Review and Improper Alteration of Our National Monuments. Representatives from …
Environmental Politics
Environews: Kids Climate March in Utah
On March 15, hundreds of teenagers skipped school to rally at Utah’s state capitol as part of a global Youth Climate Strike. On the capitol steps, protestors took turns riding stat …
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"Weddings create waste. A lot of waste. According to Yale graduate and environmental law expert Kate Harrison, each wedding in the U.S. creates about 400 lbs. of waste and 63 tons of carbon dioxide. This means that with more than 2.2 million nuptials every year, nearly a billion lbs. of waste and 140 million tons of carbon are created annually by weddings in the U.S. alone. What can be done?"
Sustainable weddings 101 | Catalyst Magazine
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Eleven affordable ways to make your wedding better for the environment Weddings create waste. A lot of waste. According to Yale graduate and...
