Utah environment
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Parley’s Canyon Gravel Pit: Residents Oppose the Proposed Mining Project
Protestors against Parley’s Canyon Gravel Pit urge those who appreciate the wildlife, scenery and natural elements of Parley’s Canyon to sign the online petition
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The Battle Over Utah’s Environment: Great Salt Lake Great No Longer?
Water is a huge issue facing the growing population in Utah. How we direct the use and conservation of our water will determine our future quality of life as the…
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CHEMICAL REACTION: How Our Green Lawns are Hurting Us
are all those green lawns really necessary nowadays, with their excessive water consumption and chemical runoff, and what are the alternatives?
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A Brief History of the Great Salt Lake
From the 1880s to the 1950s, visitors and residents floated and swam in the Great Salt Lake. But due to years of dumping untreated sewage and wastewater into the lake,…
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Proposed Promontory Landfill Hits a Roadblock
Box Elder County documents reveal cozy ties between commissioners and Promontory Point Landfill
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Destruction of Great Salt Lake in the Name of Progress
We are destroying the Great Salt Lake. We are turning this once mighty Great Lake into a cesspool. If “progress” wins, the lake will indeed die. The inland port, which…
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Could Greater Adoption of Solar Power Save Utah From Dirty Air?
Utah has some of the very worst air quality in the world for the size of our population. In Utah, childhood asthma rates are some of the highest in the…
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Burn Scars – Restoration Work Continues to Revive Land After Bald Mountain and Pole Creek Fires
A year-and-a-half after the Bald Mountain and Pole Creek fires combined to burn over 120,000 acres in southern Utah County, restoration efforts are well underway, but there are still many…
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Inland Port Gets a Makeover: Executive Director Jack Hedge Addresses Major Concerns
The controversial inland port plans to use16,000 acres of land near the bird sanctuaries and wetlands of the Great Salt Lake: Executive Director Jack Hedge answers concerns on the Utah…
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Little Cottonwood Canyon is under threat by Utah’s population boom
Today, 2019, the environmental infrastructure in place to accommodate both the protection of Little Cottonwood Canyon’s natural beauty and protect what’s left of it, as well as preserving the people’s…