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All the critical issues involved in transitioning to a more sustainable world.
What’s on deck?
Upcoming bills in the 2019 Utah State legislature Every year it feels like we make a little more progress toward a healthier environment, even if sometimes we take a step or two ba …
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Environews
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: 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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Environews: U of U earns “Bicycle Friendly” gold
Congratulations to the University of Utah which has earned Gold designation as a Bicycle Friendly University from the League of American Bicyclists! In 2017 the U created a new pos …
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Environews: Congratulations, Cache Valley
Cache Valley has become the first air-quality nonattainment area in the state of Utah to meet federal standards for PM2.5 (small air pollution particulates that cause respiratory a …
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Environews: SLC Mayor gets behind national monuments
In November, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski and other Utah elected officials filed two amicus briefs in support of lawsuits to restore the original boundaries of Bears Ears …
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Environews: And in San Juan County
Thanks to a lawsuit against race-based gerrymandering, two Navajo tribal members, Kenneth Maryboy and Willie Grayeyes, were elected to the San Juan County Commission. Both of them …
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Environews: Zinke under investigation
With the new Congress not yet in session, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is nonetheless under investigation for ethics violations and there are likely to be more such investigations …
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Environews: ‘Bye-‘bye Bishop
In January, newly elected Democrats will be the House majority in Washington and Utah Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT-1) will no longer chair the House Resources Committee that overse …
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Environews: 2019: The year for a revenue-neutral carbon tax?
In the Utah State Legislature, Rep. Joel Briscoe (D-Salt Lake City) was overwhelmingly re-elected. He is drumming up public and political support for a bill to tax greenhouse gas p …
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