Water Documenters: Read meeting notes from the Jordan River Commission Governing Board Meeting

The Jordan River Commission was established in August 2010 by an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, and is made up of both governmental and non-governmental members who are working together to implement the Blueprint Jordan River. This plan seeks to enhance, preserve, protect, and responsibly develop the Jordan River corridor. The Commission is funded through grants and…

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Utah oil and gas producers push back against new federal methane emissions rule

The Biden administration revealed the Environmental Protection Agency’s new methane standards for the oil and gas industry at the COP28 climate change conference. The rule aims to significantly reduce methane emissions from the industry, a move that has been met with some resistance from Utah’s oil and gas companies. Utah’s oil and gas companies argue…

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‘Constitutional rights are not for sale’: Judge orders exclusive ski area to halt development, sales indefinitely

Wasatch Peaks Ranch is facing the potential loss of millions of dollars due to a judge’s ruling that granted a preliminary injunction halting construction and sales at the private luxury ski and golf resort. The resort, located in Morgan County, estimated that it could lose up to $455 million this year and $600 million next…

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‘If the Great Salt Lake went away, the world would be poorer for it’: How Utah’s terminal lake helps feed the world

No one anticipates a career in the brine shrimp industry. Timothy Hawkes certainly didn’t. He found himself working as the legal counsel for the Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative nearly seven years ago, shortly after joining the Utah Legislature. Now, he finds himself speaking at a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization-sponsored panel on…

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