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- News, March 20, 2019
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Leasing Utah Away
BLM proposed leases in southeastern Utah tick off environmentalists, Native American tribes.
- Some of the proposed parcels are near Bears Ears, Hovenweep and Canyons of the Ancients national monuments.
- News, Cover Story March 6, 2019
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Spread Thin
Soon, the biologically rich Pando Forest could be a thing of the past.
- To continue to live, Pando produces new sprouts that gather water and sunlight. But for the last half-century, its regrowth has decreased sharply, and scientists point to a combination of factors.
- News, January 23, 2019
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Banking on Coal
Utah's state rock proves costly compared to alternative energy sources.
- See, at least half of Rocky Mountain Power's 22 coal-fired units—including Utah's Hunter and Huntington plants—cost customers more to run than alternative sources such as solar and wind, according to a recent report.
- News, August 15, 2018
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Stair Masters
As a Canadian company stakes its mining claim at Grand Staircase-Escalante, conservationists are ready to push back.
- Conservation groups are ready to challenge potential mining within former boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument after a Canadian mining company announced that it is looking to start extracting minerals in the area.
- News, Cover Story August 1, 2018
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Budget Crunch at America’s National Parks
With increased visitation and crumbling infrastructure, national parks need money. But President Trump wants to cut even more of their funding.
- Crowded visitor centers, crumbling roads and aging buildings—those are the sights at many of America’s national parks, caused by years of chronic underfunding.
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