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An environmental group is suing the Bureau of Land Management over the agency’s approval of a mining project in Utah’s w...
08/08/2025

An environmental group is suing the Bureau of Land Management over the agency’s approval of a mining project in Utah’s west desert.

The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is suing the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, over a proposed potash mine on Sevier Lake.

While other states, both red and blue, eye changes to their own congressional maps ahead of 2026 to gain partisan advant...
08/08/2025

While other states, both red and blue, eye changes to their own congressional maps ahead of 2026 to gain partisan advantages, it’s possible Utah could also be propelled into the national redistricting spotlight — but for reasons that have been years in the making.

The nation is at the cusp of a redistricting arms race, and Utah could be propelled into the spotlight due to a looming court ruling.

A Utah mine is set to be the first in the nation to take advantage of new "big, beautiful bill" rules expediting leases ...
08/08/2025

A Utah mine is set to be the first in the nation to take advantage of new "big, beautiful bill" rules expediting leases for coal production on federal land.

Application in Carbon County's Skyline coal mine is the first one in the nation to become fast-tracked under "big, beautiful bill."

A Utah judge dismissed a case against a woman who was facing charges stemming from a pro-Palestine protest in Salt Lake ...
08/08/2025

A Utah judge dismissed a case against a woman who was facing charges stemming from a pro-Palestine protest in Salt Lake City last year, in what the ACLU of Utah called a “significant victory” for First Amendment rights.

A Utah judge dismissed a case against a protester charged after a pro-Palestine protest in Salt Lake City last May.

State leaders are still working to wrap their heads around the "big, beautiful" law's wide-ranging consequences to the s...
08/07/2025

State leaders are still working to wrap their heads around the "big, beautiful" law's wide-ranging consequences to the state and its budget — but in a report circulated to lawmakers, legislative researchers summarized what they know so far about the impacts and what lawmakers may need to consider in coming months and years.

The fallout from the "big, beautiful bill" on Utah is mired with uncertainty, with state officials still working to understand its toll.

A federal judge has vacated the federal government’s determination that gray wolves in the Western United States do not ...
08/07/2025

A federal judge has vacated the federal government’s determination that gray wolves in the Western United States do not need increased federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.

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A judge rule that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must reconsider relisting wolves in the Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act.

A federal judge has sided with a small, Provo-based faith group that incorporates psychedelic mushrooms into its spiritu...
08/07/2025

A federal judge has sided with a small, Provo-based faith group that incorporates psychedelic mushrooms into its spiritual practices, in a lawsuit putting Utah’s new religious freedom law to the test.

A federal judge sided with a Utah religion that uses psychedelic mushrooms in a religious freedom lawsuit against Utah County.

The University of Utah announced it is cutting over 80 inactive courses and programs as part of a state-imposed budget r...
08/06/2025

The University of Utah announced it is cutting over 80 inactive courses and programs as part of a state-imposed budget reallocation plan.

The University of Utah announced it is cutting over 80 inactive courses as part of a state-imposed budget reallocation plan.

A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, co-led by Utah AG Derek Brown, wrote a letter asking the Department of Just...
08/06/2025

A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, co-led by Utah AG Derek Brown, wrote a letter asking the Department of Justice to assist states in the fight against illegal online gambling.

A coalition of attorneys general are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to assist states in fighting illegal online gambling.

What if the area you were hoping to hunt this fall is now on fire? That’s a reality for the roughly 1,200 people hoping ...
08/05/2025

What if the area you were hoping to hunt this fall is now on fire?

That’s a reality for the roughly 1,200 people hoping to hunt the Monroe unit in Sevier and Piute counties, now scorched by the 61,500-acre Monroe Canyon Fire.

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has options for hunters hoping to hunt areas impacted by the Monroe Canyon Fire.

State officials have received thousands of complaints related to residential construction fraud in the last several year...
08/05/2025

State officials have received thousands of complaints related to residential construction fraud in the last several years, a problem the Utah Department of Commerce says has cost residents a combined $32 million.

Construction fraud in Utah is a problem costing homeowners millions and leading to thousands of complaints with the Department of Commerce.

The Shadow Wolves are an elite unit within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Agents are members of the Tohono O’...
08/05/2025

The Shadow Wolves are an elite unit within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Agents are members of the Tohono O’odham Nation who patrol the 76-mile stretch of land the Nation shares with Mexico. Since 1974, they have utilized traditional tracking methods to assist in disrupting and dismantling drug and human trafficking organizations.

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The Shadow Wolves are an elite unit within the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Agents are members of the Tohono O’odham Nation.

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