Utah Facing Tough New Air Quality Regulations
The Utah Air Quality Board will meet tomorrow to look at a new set of state regulations aimed at cleaning up winter air pollution. The new rules would impose stricter standards in Cache County as well...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Tuesday December 4, 2012
The Utah Air Quality Board looks at creating stricter regulations, Governor Gary Herbert says Utah is “ready and willing” to host another Olympic games, and teen unemployment rates continue to remain...
View ArticleSalt Lake City Public Safety Building Nears Completion
Salt Lake City’s new public safety building is expected to produce as much energy as it uses and bring the city’s Police, Fire, and Emergency Operations Departments closer together. Media donned hard...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Tuesday December 11, 2012
The Utah Transit Authority makes some major schedule changes, the Utah Division of Water Quality finalizes its work on the Red Butte Creek oil spill, and a new study shows how Utah could benefit from...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Friday December 14, 2012
Salt Lake County delays their vote on a proposed tax increase, a Utah family sues the Millard County sheriff over the shooting death of their son, and the Utah Air Quality Board scraps their plan to...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Thursday December 27, 2012
The Salt Lake Tribune names its Utahns of the Year, Several Utah cities designate city parks as Christmas Tree drop off zones, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance moves forward with a lawsuit...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Tuesday January 8, 2013
Governor Gary Herbert is sworn into office for his first full term, new Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams holds an inauguration ceremony of his own, and environmental groups show concern over the...
View ArticleUtah Congressmen Push for More Energy Development in Utah, Environmental...
Members of Utah’s congressional delegation called for more energy development during a panel at the Governor’s Energy Development Summit. But the discussion wasn’t without some push back from local...
View ArticleGreat Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Attract Unique Blend of Public and Private...
The Great Salt Lake occasionally smells strange during the summer and then there’s the “lake effect” in the winter. But within the waters of North America's most salty lake lies a unique variety of...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Tuesday January 22, 2013
The Utah Sheriff’s Association says they will not enforce federal gun laws they see as unconstitutional, air quality warnings are absent from UDOT signs, and people across the Salt Lake Valley spend...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Monday January 28, 2013
The Utah State Legislature begins today with many new faces, clean air advocates files a lawsuit against the EPA, and Congressmen Jim Matheson introduces legislation to limit kids’ access to violent...
View ArticleWater Tax Bill Gets Stuck in Committee
The Senate Revenue and Taxation committee chose not to move on a bill that would have allowed the state to tax water usage.
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Thursday February 7, 2013
Utahns crowd into Governor Herbert’s Capitol office demanding clean air, the LDS church weighs in on boy Scouts and gays, and local political and environmental leaders give their take on President...
View ArticleUtah Wildfires Spurring Two New GOP Sponsored Bills
Lawmakers, the state forester, local law enforcement and the Utah Farm Bureau Federation are trying to build support for two bills that deal with an intense wildfire season expected again this Summer....
View ArticleHouse Democrats Propose Six New Air Quality Bills
A group of Democratic legislators are introducing six new bills in an effort to help tackle Utah’s poor air quality.The content of the proposed bills ranges from offering free passes for UTA Buses and...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Tuesday March 26, 2013
The U.S. Interior Department announces a plan to develop Utah tar sands, a sweetheart deal could end up saving Salt Lake County millions of dollars, and the University of Utah begins an investigation...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Tuesday April 9, 2013
Salt Lake City launches a new bike sharing program, outdoor businesses call on the president to protect land around Utah’s national parks, and a wind storm brings gusts up to 50 miles an hour to the...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Thursday April 11, 2013
UTA debuts its new TRAX line to the airport, Chevron begins cleanup in Willard Bay, and a U of U researcher is getting an up close and never before seen view snowflakes.
View ArticleKennecott Reports Landslide At Bingham Canyon Mine
Ground movement at the Bingham Canyon Mine resulted in a landslide last night. The slide occurred around 9:30 p.m. on the North side of the mine near where the visitor’s center was previously located....
View ArticleMary Evelyn Tucker: Religion and Ecology
The University of Utah College of Law is hosting the annual Stegner Symposium this week, focusing on Religion, Faith and the Environment. Increasingly, people of faith are citing their beliefs as a...
View ArticleMany Left Unheard at Congressman Stewart's Salt Lake City Town Hall
There was a packed house for Utah Congressman Chris Stewart’s Town Hall in Salt Lake City last night. In fact, there were many who didn’t get into the small library conference room in the Avenues...
View ArticleU's Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building Awarded LEED Gold Certification
The Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building on the University of Utah campus has just received the Gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED. That certification...
View ArticleUtah Bill Lets State Get Tougher on Air Pollution Laws
Utah House lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow state-specific solutions to air pollution.Republican Rep. Becky Edwards, R- North Salt Lake, has a bill to loosen a law that prevents state...
View ArticleUDAF Launches Environmental Stewardship Certification Program
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is launching a new program that rewards farmers and ranchers who are working to protect the environment.
View ArticleSalt Lake City School Works to Revitalize Jordan River
Students at Pacific Heritage Academy spent the morning planting foliage next to their building’s storm drain. The work is part of the Lower Jordan River Restoration Project.As part of a greater study...
View ArticleUtah's Ash Trees in Danger of Destructive Insect Infestation
15 to 20 percent of urban trees in Utah are Ash Trees, and according to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, they are all in danger of an insect infestation.
View ArticleRed Butte Creek Research Will Clarify Western Water Picture
Scientists are taking an in-depth look at Red Butte Creek this week to understand the dynamic between the West’s mountain streams and the communities they serve.
View ArticleBLM Postpones Oil & Gas Auction to Accomodate "Public Interest"
In a last minute move, the Bureau of Land Management in Utah postponed its oil and gas lease auction scheduled for Tuesday morning. Environmentalists who had been planning a protest held a victory...
View ArticleGroup Recommends Policy Change to Better Utah
A group of retired community activists has unveiled their latest blueprint for making Utah a better place to live.The nonpartisan Utah Citizens Counsel has assumed the role of a council of sages with...
View ArticleGreen Issues Motivate Voters, Author and Blogger Say
Green issues are capturing more attention in politics these days. It’s true in community elections and in the national vote, according to the author of a new book on energy politics. And the creator of...
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