Some water news — a dry Jan. hurt forecasts for Lake Powell & the Colorado River. Last month, hydrologists thought spring runoff into Lake Powell would be 81% of average. They now expect it to be just 67% of average. But Feb. could bring a reprieve: sltrib.com/news/environme…

Rep. Celeste Maloy says conservation shouldn’t be a “use” of America’s public lands. Yesterday, she introduced a bill to repeal the Biden-era Public Lands Rule: sltrib.com/news/environme…

Anastasia "big brains" Anastasia Hufham wrote this incredibly smart breakdown of nuclear power and what an energy expansion could mean for Utah, including safety concerns. You've got to read it:

Utah state leaders have been promoting nuclear energy over the last few months. I've gotten a lot of questions about what future nuclear development might mean/look like for the people who live here. Here's what you need to know: sltrib.com/news/environme…

I've been able to confirm at least 17 national park employees fired in Utah due to the mass Trump layoffs, but a source tells me that number might be closer to 30. More here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

“I know people are really worried that they’re next, and I hate to be grim, but they are,” a worker fired from the USGS in Utah told me. There are thousands of stories like these from federal workers across the country. Hard to fathom. More here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

Naval veteran Greg House was knocking his boss' socks off just months into his hire at the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs office. Then, DOGE came knocking. sltrib.com/news/environme… The Salt Lake Tribune Anastasia Hufham #federalemployees #fired

🚨Bureau of Land Management fire management staff across multiple states told me DOGE put a $1 limit on their credit cards this week, preventing them from buying time-sensitive supplies. It means if there were to be a fire, they potentially couldn’t travel to fight it.

We talked to three former superintendents of Utah national parks about the impact of the Trump/Musk firings. Here's what they had to say: sltrib.com/news/environme…

Utah received its largest environmental grant *ever* last year to clean up SLC’s dirty air. But the state says it is holding off on spending any of that money due to questions about President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze. More here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

Two men were charged Tuesday after Utah officials say they dumped oily wastewater into a northeastern Utah pond on multiple occasions. Read more here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

A man was hospitalized Tuesday night after a shooting involving a law enforcement officer for the Utah Department of Natural Resources. More details here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

Cox’s choice to run Utah's agriculture department has a history that has raised red flags from San Juan County to Salt Lake City. Read more here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

This morning The Washington Post reported that Trump is looking to shrink Bears Ears & Grand-Staircase Escalante NMs in Utah — again — to expand mining and drilling. More here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

The Trump administration chose to "speed up" permitting for the expansion of a copper mine in southeastern Utah. The mine laid off or furloughed more than half its workers in November. More here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

In 2024, coal made up 46% of Utah’s total electricity generation, with only 5 coal mines operating — the fewest in 150 years. Coal's decline persists despite the state's attempts to help the industry. Solar and natural gas have picked up the slack. sltrib.com/news/environme…

Utah produced a record 65M barrels of oil in 2024 due to drilling in the Uinta Basin. If the state has its way & the Uinta Basin Railway is built, oil production will keep breaking records. More here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

Green Natural Gas Ventures LLC’s gas and helium plant in La Sal is “exposing residents … to air pollutants, which is a violation of Utah law and has an adverse impact on the health and welfare of the public,” the state claims. More here: sltrib.com/news/environme…

Breaking – SCOTUS overturns prior ruling that federal agencies must consider upstream & downstream environmental impacts from a given project. Big implications for environmental reviews across the country, especially for UT's Uinta Basin Railway: sltrib.com/news/environme…