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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four conservation groups have asked a judge to block a Trump administration plan allowing drilling, mining and other activities in seven Western states they say will harm sage grouse.
OGDEN — Minor flooding made driving interesting in Ogden Canyon on Monday morning.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Warming temperatures are said to be creating dangerous avalanche conditions in parts of Utah's snow country.
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Weber State University volunteers celebrate Earth Day with tree planting by the field near W8 parking lot on April 18, 2019, at Weber State University in Ogden.
OGDEN — April showers are credited with bringing May flowers, but this month’s unusually wet, cold weather might also usher in flooding and dangerous conditions.
Learn how to save the planet — and have a little fun, too — at the 2019 Earth Day Event at the Ogden Nature Center.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Backed by dramatic mountain peaks, Elizabeth Warren stopped in Utah on Wednesday to discuss her public-lands plan, including a promise to restore broader protections for two of the state’s high-profile national monuments if elected president. It’s a move that would not …
The Ogden and Weber rivers are reaching high water levels on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Ogden and Uintah.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years after the Columbine High School shooting made practicing for armed intruders as routine as fire drills, many parents have only tepid confidence in the ability of schools to stop a gunman, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Af…
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A southeastern Utah county commission that used to be a vocal opponent of the Bears Ears National Monument created by President Barack Obama is switching sides in the debate now that it's controlled by Democrats.
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CLEARFIELD — The Clearfield High School baseball team is practicing on their field again, much sooner than many school and health department officials originally thought.
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Trail work and crag cleanup for Ogden Climbing Festival takes place on April 13, 2019, above 22nd Street and boulder field in Ogden. The goal was for erosion control and trail rehab on the trail systems.
Hundreds of students and alumni filled Brigham Young University’s Cougar Quad with chants of “hey hey! Ho ho! Bring honor to the H-C-O!” “God forgives me, why can’t you?” and “students made it, we can change it,” Friday afternoon for a sit-in demonstration urging for a reform of the university’s honor code and how it is enforced.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Humanity got its first glimpse Wednesday of the cosmic place of no return: a black hole.
Utah saw 46% more precipitation than normal in March, contributing to a significantly higher snowpack. Twice as much snowpack had accumulated by April 1 as the same time last year.
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OGDEN — Nordic Valley officials never received a formal response from the U.S. Forest Service on their proposed ski resort expansion, raising questions about the future of the controversial plans.
Snow, particularly in our state, is more than a facilitator of winter recreation and breathtaking winter scenery, it’s truly the lifeblood of our quality of life, and our economy.
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OGDEN — Despite a rainy morning, Bill Nye “The Science Guy” drew a crowd to his moderated discussion Wednesday at the Dee Events Center.
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MOUNTAIN GREEN — A second set of tests confirmed there are no contaminants in the Cottonwood Mutual Water Co. system, prompting officials to end a boil advisory.
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CLEARFIELD — With the naked eye, you can’t see why Clearfield High School’s baseball field needs caution tape around the infield dirt.
BRIGHAM CITY — A prescribed burn to treat an invasive plant on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge will take place next week.
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OGDEN — Weber State University hosted its 10th annual Sustainability Summit Thursday, featuring Paul Hawken, leader of a project that identified and ranked the most effective existing solutions to climate change, and Brenda Ekwurzel, co-author of the Fourth National Climate Assessment and se…
Birdhouse construction season is underway at the Ogden Nature Center.
Robert Moor didn’t set out to be a public speaker.
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SALT LAKE CITY — A judge ruled Tuesday the "Diesel Brothers" business operators are subject to civil penalties under the federal Clean Air Act for selling trucks modified with "defeat" devices to foil vehicle pollution controls.
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Utah saw double the normal amount of precipitation in February, bringing the state’s snowpack levels above normal compared to 2018.
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OGDEN — Raise your hand if your vehicle’s ever sustained rock damage in Ogden Canyon.
LAYTON — State and local environmental crews are working to address a “petroleum smell” that has made its way into Layton homes.
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OGDEN — As Sandy City continues to deal with fallout related to a recent, widespread water contamination, Ogden officials say that despite having one of the state’s oldest water infrastructures, a similar event here is highly unlikely.
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OGDEN — After reviewing a serious injury incident at Pineview Dam, state and federal agencies are sticking with established policies for dealing with rocks falling in Ogden Canyon.
When I’m on my tractor and working our little patch of land, my neighbor Dale is fond of praising me when I ask him for advice. “Happy to help, John. None of us is going to live long enough to make all the mistakes ourselves.”
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WILLARD — The Willard Spur, a wetlands ecosystem that teems with waterfowl during migration seasons, is getting more attention as Utah monitors increasingly stressed shore areas along the Great Salt Lake.
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Researchers who have calculated how to save the Great Salt Lake are encouraged by a legislative effort toward accomplishing that goal, but planned regional water programs remain a dire threat to the shrinking inland sea.
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SALT LAKE CITY — As the Great Salt Lake ebbs, hastened by decades of upstream water consumption, would-be protectors are prodding the state to marshal political will for a difficult rescue.
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Keep the snow coming, Mother Nature.
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Federal government workers have been back from furlough for nearly two weeks, but they’re still assessing what the effects to the public will be from being shut down for 35 days.
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OGDEN — Students from the DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts want Ogden City to get tougher on vehicle idling.
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CLEARFIELD — A warehouse sits unusable, packed with 3.5 million pounds of hazardous waste — debris from the era of glass TVs and computer monitors and a crashed recycling market.
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U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop isn’t saying much.
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A wet winter has so far brought Utah’s snowpack to double of what was in January 2018, but snow levels are still just below the state’s typical average.
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NORTH OGDEN — Driving along the North Ogden Divide on Wednesday, Erica Kennebeck momentarily took pause.
Utah County’s canyons and forests are among the areas affected by the weeks-long partial federal government shutdown.
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RIVERDALE — Louis Donovan hasn’t relented in his push for some sort of relief stemming from the slow-moving landslide that’s already undercut a corner of the foundation beneath his home’s detached garage.
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So far, Utah snowpack levels in the mountains are about double what they were at the same time last year — and it’s hoped to stay that way.
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OGDEN — Ogden City is looking for community members to fill a newly created committee that will focus on environmental sustainability.
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Cathy McKitrick is a freelance journalist. You can follow her on Facebook or Twitter (@catmck). She can also be reached at catmckit@gmail.com.
Cathy McKitrick is a freelance journalist. You can follow her on Facebook or Twitter (@catmck). She can also be reached at catmckit@gmail.com.
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OGDEN — Thanks to a large grant from the federal government, Ogden City is looking to complete a restoration of the Weber River where it flows through west Ogden.
Storms at the end of November beefed up the snowpack in the Utah’s mountains, but experts say it’s too soon to tell what 2019’s water supply will look like.
