Despite Austen Diamond’s extensive experience working as a journalist and editor, he’s notoriously terrible at Scrabble—even worse at Bananagrams. Some think that’s why he mostly
Welcome to August 2017, where just about every day for at least the next forty days feels more like an episode from the Twilight Zone than any
We don’t usually write product reviews, but here is something I seriously appreciate: Mom’s Stuff, made in Spring City, Utah by artist Lee Bennion (her
Solar panels, insulation, double-paned windows. You already know these things will make a house more “green,” more energy efficient, but what should you start with?
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In June and July the Brianhead fire in the Dixie National Forest burned more than 71,000 acres and racked up over $34 million in firefighting
The National Audubon Society has based a new Saline Lakes program out of Salt Lake City in order to prioritize protection of Great Salt Lake—the
At the end of June, satellite images showed a toxic algal bloom spreading in Utah Lake. By July a health advisory warned the public to
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has released a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the West Davis Corridor, 19 miles of new freeway that slices
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah) is looking for a new executive director. Matt Pacenza, who has directed the organization since 2011, is moving
One reason that the Audubon society is concerned about Utah water is that existing state water plans could spell catastrophe for migrating shorebirds. Envision Utah
The Seven Canyons Trust and Salt Lake City have raised $1.2 million to restore a 6-acre open space in the Glendale neighborhood where Red Butte
Mia Love (R-UT-4) has received a Climate Leadership Award from Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) for “extraordinary leadership and bold commitment to environmental stewardship.” In January,
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