Issue Section: Environews
Environews: Friends of Cedar Mesa opposes BLM leases
Friends of Cedar Mesa has filed a lawsuit to block oil and gas leasing of BLM lands in Alkali Ridge and Montezuma Canyon. “A total of 1,346 ancient sites have been recorded in the …
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Environews: San Juan County government calls to restore Bears Ears
In February, the San Juan County Commission passed two resolutions to condemn President Donald Trump for illegally reducing the size of Bears Ears National Monument and to restore …
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Environews: Oil lobbyist nominated for interior secretary
On February 4. President Trump nominated deputy interior secretary and former oil industry lobbyist David Bernhardt to replace the ethically challenged Ryan Zinke as Secretary of t …
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Environews: Trump ‘energy dominance’ unpopular in the West
President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda for Western public lands is deeply unpopular among Western voters, according to the 2019 “Conservation in the West” poll from Colorado C …
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Environews: More controversy over Inland Port
Another conflict of interest has developed over plans to build a massive ”inland port” in Salt Lake City’s Northwest Quadrant. Envision Utah, which refers to itself as a neutral fa …
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Environews: Utah public lands get a pretty good bill
Just last year things were looking desperate for conservation of Utah’s public lands. The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress had allowed the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF …
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Environews: Cottonwood Heights
Kudos to Cottonwood Heights which has joined the list of Utah communities committed to clean energy. In January the Cottonwood Heights City Council adopted a goal of 100% clean, re …
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Environews: Many ways to spend $100 million to improve Utah’s air quality
In his proposed 2019 budget, Utah Governor Gary Herbert included a one-time allocation of $100 million (up from a more typical $4 million) to help improve Utah’s air quality. If o …
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Environews: Environmental impacts of the government shutdown
Environmental stewardship suffered during the partial government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018 over the refusal of the U.S. Congress to fund a border wall. Furloughed em …
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Environews: Coal plants uneconomic
A 2018 report from the Sierra Club found that coal-fired power plants in Utah cost more to operate than if they were using wind or solar energy. Unexpectedly, Pacificorp (the paren …
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Environews: Dust is melting Utah’s snow
Researchers at the University of Utah found that declining water in the Great Salt Lake causes snow to melt earlier in the Wasatch Mountains. Deposits of dark-colored dust absorb h …
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Environews: Utah State of the Environment 2018
In January, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released its annual State of the Environment Report. The report details environmental permitting, enforcement and re …
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Environews: Utah Legislature 2019 General Session, January 28-March 14
Each year the Utah Legislature considers various laws that affect clean air, clean water, public lands, wildlife and other environmental concerns. Surprisingly, legislators often d …
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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 …
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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 …
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Last week Hindu chaplain and statesman, Rajan Zed, opened Utah's congressional session with a Hindu prayer. In an effort to impress Hindu concepts of compassion upon lawmakers, Zed read a passage from the Brahadaranyakopanishad: " Lead us from the unreal to the real, Lead us from darkness to light, and Lead us from death to immortality.”
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On March 13 and 14, Hindu chaplain and statesman Rajan Zed will open Utah’s congressional sessions with Hindu prayer in the House and Senate, respe...