Topic: Environmental Politics
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument comments due by November 15
Public comments are due on a hastily written Draft BLM management plan for areas that Trump eliminated from Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Grand Staircase Escalante …
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Bears Ears comments due by November 15
Public comments are due on the Draft Monument Management Plans of the Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units of the former Bears Ears National Monument (these are remnant units after Pre …
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Tribes, Dems say “stop illegal Monument planning”
The Trump administration is trying to ram through new management plans for Utah’s downsized national monuments before courts have weighed in on whether the president has authority …
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Escape from the inversion
Canyon crowding is not just for powder days anymore. Researchers at Utah State University found that poor winter air quality in Salt Lake City increased the volume of traffic headi …
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No grizzly hunt, but Endangered Species Act in danger
A federal judge in Montana restored endangered species protections to grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone area, cancelling planned trophy hunts in Idaho and Wyoming. Utah’s co …
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Gov. Herbert declares drought emergency
On October 15 Utah Governor Gary Herbert issued an Executive Order to declare a drought emergency for the entire state. Last winter, snowpack was only 50-60% of normal and melted s …
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Roads, Inland Port, coal and wasteful water projects
The window of time to deal with climate change has narrowed to an urgent 12 years according to a new report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report sa …
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As the climate shifts…
Our city and county officials are gearing up for change. We can plainly to see that already climate changes are impacting our everyday lives in northern Utah. Over the past three …
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Alternative is becoming mainstream
November is Alternative Fuel Vehicle Awareness Month in Utah. “Alternative” means a fuel other than gasoline or diesel for powering motor vehicles. Manufacturers currently offer ov …
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Climate change window narrows to 12 years
Someday, perhaps not long from now, the inhabitants of a hotter, more dangerous and biologically diminished planet than the one on which I lived may wonder what you and I were thin …
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Moab bans plastic bags
In September the Moab City Council voted to ban single-use plastic bags, citing littering, impacts on wildlife and water quality as the reason. Moab is the second city in Utah to b …
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Public meetings on Escalante Grand Staircase National Monument Downsize
Public meetings have been scheduled on the downsized Escalante Grand Staircase National Monument but if Wasatch Front residents want to attend they’ll have to make a trip do …
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Lake Powell pipeline hits a snag
Utah Rivers Council has declared a major victory in the fight to stop the Lake Powell Pipeline. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) declared that they are not the right …
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Bear Ears Education Center opens in Bluff
If the federal government won’t protect Bears Ears, local citizens will have to do it themselves. On September 22 Friends of Cedar Mesa held the grand opening of a new Bears Ears E …
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More on money for parks
With the Land and Water Conservation Fund in danger of expiration, National parks still need money. Utah Congressman Rob Bishop (R-Ut-1) and Raul Grijalva (D- AZ-3 ) have co-sponso …
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The Artesian Well on the corner of 500 E and 800 S is a landmark of our state's diverse hydrology and provides it's users with safe, free, mineral rich drinking water. Read more about park updates, history and the well-going regulars who make this spot so special.
Putting the well in wellness | Catalyst Magazine
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The Artesian Well Park has a past – and a future On any given day in Salt Lake if you pass by a little park just one block north of Liberty Park yo...