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Utah canyon section to be preserved through piece of $80M round of federal funds
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted June 4 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
A section of a cherished canyon is poised to receive permanent protection after receiving a slice of an $80 million round of federal funding.
Squirrels hungry for three cars' plant-based parts caused $30,000 in damage, man says
Megan De Mar, WBBM | Updated June 4 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
A driver in Illinois says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a snack
'I feel like we're backtracking': Salt Lake City unsure about artificial turf rule change
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted June 4 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
A proposed text amendment would allow Salt Lake City residents limited abilities to use artificial turf in their front yard, but city leaders have concerns with how it's written.
House approves Utah-backed bill to streamline oil, gas permitting
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted June 3 - 8:41 p.m. | Save Story
A bill to help the Bureau of Land Management streamline its oil and gas permitting process is on its way to becoming law, after being put forward by Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy.
Box Elder County data center foes sue to reverse decision stalling their efforts against project
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated June 3 - 5:29 p.m. | Save Story
As promised, foes of the proposed Box Elder County data center project have filed suit, seeking reversal of the decision stalling their efforts against the project.
Indonesian parrot, seen once in a century, reappears in mountain forest
Marta Serafinko, Reuters | Posted June 3 - 8:30 a.m. | Save Story
For the past century, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet was one of Indonesia's most elusive birds, known only from a 2014 photographic record and a handful of museum specimens, with a lingering hope that it had not vanished.
Opposition grows against proposed Provo Canyon amphitheater
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted June 3 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Opposition was taking shape Tuesday to a large, live performance amphitheater proposed around a gravel pit in Provo Canyon.
Utah's closed fire season arrives as above-normal fire risk rises statewide
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted June 2 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's closed fire season began on Monday, as most of the state now faces above-normal fire potential.
Utah Senate president calls for drastic reduction to Box Elder County data center
Carter Williams and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated June 1 - 3:12 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is calling on Kevin O'Leary to shrink the size of his Box Elder County data center by 75%. An election opponent calls it "too little, too late."
Odd spring likely to produce 'fruit famine' in Utah, expert says
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 31 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's odd spring is likely to produce what one expert calls a "fruit famine" across the state this year.
Think it's hot now? The next 5 years will smash records, UN says
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press | Posted May 31 - 8:15 p.m. | Save Story
Earth's average temperatures are likely to surge, passing the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter hottest-year records, according to new United Nations climate projections.
Venice's growing flamingo population finds refuge in recovering wetlands
Colleen Barry, Associated Press | Posted May 31 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
Perhaps nothing better illustrates the flamingo's status as a newcomer to the Venetian Lagoon than the fact that the local dialect has no word for them.
Poll: How far will Utahns go to conserve water?
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted May 31 - 12:03 p.m. | Save Story
After a warm and dry winter, concern about water and the Great Salt Lake has reached new heights, according to a new Deseret News poll.
What to do when you encounter a moose
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted May 31 - 9:31 a.m. | Save Story
After a moose gave birth to two calves in a Park City area neighborhood over Memorial Day weekend, here's some reminders about what to do if you encounter one.
In the lowest place on Earth, a sea is rapidly dying — and no one can agree how to save it
Laura Paddison, CNN | Posted May 31 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
The Dead Sea sits where Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian land meet and is a place of extremes. It's the lowest point on the planet, around 1,400 feet below sea level.
Cox signs new order for data center development after public outcry
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated May 29 - 4:28 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a new executive order guiding the development of data centers in the state.
Box Elder County officials rebuff effort to force ballot questions on data center plans
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 28 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
Box Elder County officials turned back efforts by foes of a proposed data center to force ballot questions on the resolutions allowing the project to proceed.
Second water rights request withdrawn for embattled Box Elder County data center proposal
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted May 28 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
A second request for water rights for the embattled Box Elder County data center proposal has been withdrawn, without explanation.
