Utah /tags/utah Utah en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:23:40 GMT Supreme Court hears challenge to scope of environmental reviews in Utah oil railway dispute /regional-news/2024-12-10/supreme-court-hears-challenge-to-scope-of-environmental-reviews-in-utah-oil-railway-dispute The case could end up limiting the scope of environmental analyses that the federal government conducts when considering significant infrastructure projects or management decisions. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:23:40 GMT /regional-news/2024-12-10/supreme-court-hears-challenge-to-scope-of-environmental-reviews-in-utah-oil-railway-dispute Rachel Cohen More states are backing Utah's landmark public lands case against the federal government /regional-news/2024-10-25/more-states-are-backing-utahs-landmark-public-lands-case-against-the-federal-government If the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case, it could drastically change the ownership and management of public lands across the West. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:48:19 GMT /regional-news/2024-10-25/more-states-are-backing-utahs-landmark-public-lands-case-against-the-federal-government Rachel Cohen Utah is still fighting Bears Ears. Court arguments show a state desperate to take “its” land back /news/2024-10-03/utah-is-still-fighting-bears-ears-court-arguments-show-a-state-desperate-to-take-its-land-back The outcome of the case could determine how much authority a president has to resize national monuments, which could impact Colorado’s Camp Hale and Dolores River. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:34:26 GMT /news/2024-10-03/utah-is-still-fighting-bears-ears-court-arguments-show-a-state-desperate-to-take-its-land-back Tracy Ross, The Colorado Sun Using less of the Colorado River takes a willing farmer and $45 million in federal funds /news/2024-05-30/using-less-of-the-colorado-river-takes-a-willing-farmer-and-45-million-in-federal-funds Some experts say the System Conservation Pilot Program, or SCPP, is costly and may not be the most effective way to save Colorado River water. Thu, 30 May 2024 11:46:00 GMT /news/2024-05-30/using-less-of-the-colorado-river-takes-a-willing-farmer-and-45-million-in-federal-funds Alex Hager, Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Tourism and growth are double-edged swords for Utah’s dark sky-certified places /regional-news/2024-04-27/tourism-and-growth-are-double-edged-swords-for-utahs-dark-sky-certified-places In annual reports sent to Dark Sky International, Utah’s national and state parks list light pollution from development and tourism as the main threat to maintaining their certification. Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:25:00 GMT /regional-news/2024-04-27/tourism-and-growth-are-double-edged-swords-for-utahs-dark-sky-certified-places David Condos How one of the nation's fastest growing counties plans to find water in the desert /news/2024-02-06/how-one-of-the-nations-fastest-growing-counties-plans-to-find-water-in-the-desert Washington County, Utah — home to the city of St. George — has recently been one of the fastest growing areas in the nation. Local leaders hope a new plan will stretch the county’s water supplies enough to make it through the next two decades. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:39:00 GMT /news/2024-02-06/how-one-of-the-nations-fastest-growing-counties-plans-to-find-water-in-the-desert David Condos | KUER Female freeriders want a shot at a top mountain biking competition /2023-09-26/female-freeriders-want-a-shot-at-a-top-mountain-biking-competition The energy drink company Red Bull hosts one of the top mountain biking competitions in the world every year in Southern Utah. But the event has never invited women, and the female freeriding community is trying to change that. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:57:29 GMT /2023-09-26/female-freeriders-want-a-shot-at-a-top-mountain-biking-competition Will Walkey Colorado River's Upper Basin will re-up a plan that pays farmers and ranchers to use less water /news/2023-09-25/colorado-rivers-upper-basin-will-re-up-a-plan-that-pays-farmers-and-ranchers-to-use-less-water The System Conservation Pilot Program is ready to spend additional millions from the Inflation Reduction Act to save water in the agriculture industry through 2024. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:31:15 GMT /news/2023-09-25/colorado-rivers-upper-basin-will-re-up-a-plan-that-pays-farmers-and-ranchers-to-use-less-water Alex Hager At Lake Powell, record low water levels reveal an 'amazing silver lining' /news/2023-05-22/at-lake-powell-record-low-water-levels-reveal-an-amazing-silver-lining The nation's second-largest reservoir has been shrinking as drought and steady demand strain the Colorado River. Lake Powell water levels are low, but canyons and ecosystems are emerging. Mon, 22 May 2023 12:04:00 GMT /news/2023-05-22/at-lake-powell-record-low-water-levels-reveal-an-amazing-silver-lining Alex Hager In visits to Utah and Idaho, former Ukrainian President Yushchenko thanks U.S. for solidarity /regional-news/2023-04-28/in-visits-to-utah-and-idaho-former-ukrainian-president-yushchenko-thanks-u-s-for-solidarity Yushchenko, who survived a 2004 poisoning before becoming Ukraine’s third president, spoke at a packed Boise State University auditorium and thanked the rapt audience for the solidarity that many Americans have shown Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:13:55 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-28/in-visits-to-utah-and-idaho-former-ukrainian-president-yushchenko-thanks-u-s-for-solidarity Murphy Woodhouse