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Morgan County landowners finalize conservation easement on 5,000-acre parcel

MORGAN — Go-go development isn't the mantra everywhere in Utah. The owners of an expanse of more than 5,000 acres south of Morgan in Morgan County will forego development on the property — largely undeveloped, though part is used for agriculture — in the name of conservation. "The ...

Utah State Legislature turns focus to water conservation, Great Salt Lake

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it is ...

Water, Great Salt Lake bills to be unveiled in the Utah State Legislature

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it ...

Gov. Cox signs voucher, transgender health bills

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Republican governor on Saturday signed bills that ban youth from receiving gender-affirming health care and allow families to receive scholarships to pay for education outside the public school system, both measures that are part of larger nationwide ...

Committee approves Great Salt Lake license plate

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it ...

‘Celebrating small wins’: Great Salt Lake rises a foot since historic low

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it is ...

Great Salt Lake set to vanish in 5 years, experts warn Utah lawmakers

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it ...

Youths appeal climate and pollution case to Utah Supreme Court

SALT LAKE CITY — Seven youths have gone to the Utah Supreme Court with their civil suit that accuses the state of unconstitutionally maximizing fossil fuels development that harms residents’ health and safety. The group of juveniles and young adults, represented by the Oregon-based Our ...

Snowstorms bring smiles to water managers, but no cure yet for drought

LAYTON — Water managers are thrilled by snowfall that's been 150% or more of normal so far this water year, but reservoirs still are only 40% full because of the prolonged drought. “We are so far behind, it is just a great relief to see the snowpack. It’s great for our reservoirs, the ...