UT: Environmental Justice
Young Utahns Suing State, Calling for Climate Action
By Ray Levy Uyeda for Prism.Broadcast version by Alex Gonzalez for Utah News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Ser…
Group Pushes to 'Take Back Cinco de Mayo'
A national group says it wants to reclaim the significance of Cinco de Mayo, the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the …
EPA 'Soot Standard' Receives Pressure from UT Clean-Air Advocates
The danger of soot pollution is real, and clean-air advocates in Utah say it is a top-of-mind issue for many in the state. Lindsay Beebe, senior …
Utah Group Calls EPA Methane Rule Crucial for State's Overall Wellbeing
A Utah group was one of many who voiced its support during last week's Environmental Protection Agency public hearing on a proposed rule to reduce oil…
Poll: Utahns, Westerners Voice Concerns for Water, Climate Change
Voters in Utah and across the West are increasingly anxious about the effects of climate change on the beauty and ecology of their Rocky Mountains…
Scientists: Sixth Global Mass Extinction Event Happening Now
New research suggests Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction event, on par with the one that ended the age of dinosaurs, is already under way. Noah Greenwald…
Conservationists See 2022 as Critical Year for 30x30 Initiative
Conservationists say significant progress was made in 2021 toward the goals of the 30x30 Initiative, to have 30% of the world's land and oceans …
Totem Pole Journey to Support Bears Ears Restoration This Weekend
MONTICELLO, Utah -- The movement to restore the Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah gets a major boost this weekend when a hand-carved …
Conservationists Laud Choice of Stone-Manning to Head BLM
MOAB, Utah -- Conservationists in Utah and across the West are praising the Biden administration's nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning, a longtime …
Conservationists Back Congressional Effort to Restore Methane Controls
MOAB, Utah -- Conservationists and others are optimistic key climate-change regulations on methane leaks rolled back during the Trump administration …
For Utah, Biden Climate-Change Plan Could Mean Cleaner Air, New Jobs
SALT LAKE CITY -- President Joe Biden released a package of executive orders this week designed to fight climate change, curb pollution, conserve …
Groups Look to Biden Administration to Save Utah Wildlands
MOAB, Utah -- Utah conservation groups, battered by four years of Trump administration rollbacks of public-land protections, say they're looking for …