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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration wants to reclassify some radioactive waste left from the production of nuclear weapons to lower its threat level and make disposal cheaper and easier.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two new air monitors have been installed to track air pollution in Utah.
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.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah leaders are resigned to the fact that they are likely to never be repaid the nearly $1 million the state spent in 2013 to keep its popular national parks open during a government shutdown.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildfires in California in 2018 released the rough equivalent of about 68 million tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide — about the same amount of carbon emissions as are produced in a year to provide electricity to the state, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday.
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EDEN — The Nordic Valley ski resort would become a "destination resort" capable of comfortably handling 11,000 guests a day, 10 times more than it currently can, per a proposed expansion.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate scientists missed a lot about a quarter century ago when they predicted how bad global warming would be.
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OGDEN — To the chagrin of some local businesses and to the delight of others, Ogden is phasing out waste transfer stations as an allowable use inside city limits.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal watchdog has cleared Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of wrongdoing following a complaint that he redrew the boundaries of a national monument in Utah to benefit a former state lawmaker and political ally.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of extreme weather disasters are worsening in the United States. The White House report quietly issued Friday also frequently contradic…
HUNTSVILLE — It's finally here, everyone.
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DENVER (AP) — Colorado has adopted vehicle emission rules that incorporate California standards, joining several other states in moving pre-emptively to avoid any weakening of federal standards by the Trump administration.
Two Northern Utah water agencies have received federal funding to improve their small-scale water efficiency projects.
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The Bear: Life and Death of a Western River
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The Bear: Life and Death of a Western River
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The Bear: Life and Death of a Western River
Deer hunting begins Saturday, and the U.S. Forest Service wants you to keep in safety in mind as you head out to bag your buck.
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The Bear: Life and Death of a Western River
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HOOPER — A years-long battle against an invasive grass has improved hundreds of acres of wetland habitat near the Great Salt Lake, even as lake levels decline.
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It’s been a rough wildfire season for Utah.
A new study from several wildlife-related groups has found that recreation on Bureau of Land Management land contributes billions of dollars to western states' economies.
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With outdoor watering season almost over, northern Utah water managers are already looking ahead.
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ROY — Trash customers in Roy face a bump in fees if they want Waste Management, the city's trash hauler, to keep picking up their recyclables, reflecting the tighter market for aluminum, cardboard and other such items.
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Utah is a public lands state. Nearly two-thirds is federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management or the National Park Service. There are also more than 40 state parks managed by the Utah Department of Natural Resources.
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A Utah woman has sued two major defense contractors over the cancer death of her husband, who worked for 15 years blasting paint, rust and corrosion off military aircraft.
SALT LAKE CITY — Northern Utah will be rife with dangerous fire conditions until Saturday night.
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SMITHFIELD — Just after dawn at a small pond in Smithfield, a few kids rig up their fishing poles. For most of them, this will be their first cast ever on a fly rod.
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Just in time for another warm, late-summer weekend, health officials are lifting warnings about a harmful algae bloom in Pineview Reservoir.
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A harmful algae bloom continues to cause problems at Pineview Reservoir, but health and utility officials say those downstream don't need to worry about their water supply.
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After a dismal winter and a dry summer, the secondary water supply in the Weber Basin will be shut off early.
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Stan Gudmundsen was researching the old Becker's Brewing plant, where his great-great-great-grandfather once worked, when he learned the tree he'd played under as a child had become famous.
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Health officials have confirmed the presence of a harmful algae bloom in Pineview Reservoir.
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A panel of elected officials met in Ogden Tuesday to laud a federal proposal to reorganize the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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The Onaqui Herd Management Area lures visitors to a scenic part of Utah’s West Desert, its alternating mountains and valleys typical of the Basin and Range.
If you’re like me, August offered another fantastic opportunity to miss the Perseid meteor shower. With the rash of forest fires, I knew the spectacular event was going to be hard to see through smoke-obscured skies. Coupled with a late sunset and my early farm chores, this astronomer chose …
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Utahns are more likely to discuss climate change than residents of other conservative states and belief in human-caused climate change may be on the rise according to a recent analysis by a Utah State University geographer.
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Rooftop solar seems to have lost some of its shine in Utah, but industry and clean air advocates say the alternative energy source still has a bright future.
Greg Sheehan, former director of the Utah Division of Wildlife, has stepped down from his post directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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To understand how climate change might impact mountain lions and other key wildlife species in the American Southwest, David Stoner looked to the sky.
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OGDEN — When students at Weber School District go back to school on Aug. 21, they’ll see something different: there will be fewer, if any, recycling bins in their school buildings.
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Smoke from massive wildfires keeps building in Western skies, leaving northern Utah cities buried in bad air.
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The Chairman of the Board meets The First Lady of Song.
Members of the ATV community seem to be naturally drawn to each other. We were on the second day of our ride with our friends, Rick and Debbie Worthen who had chosen an ATV adventure to celebrate their anniversary.
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Most music festivals are all about the artists.
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Things are looking up when it comes to Ogden area recycling.
To secure Great Salt Lake's future, some water users say it's time to let go of the past.
Cougar hunting quotas are causing an uproar in Utah.
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