Several years ago, Jade Powell uttered the word “transition” to a county commissioner at a local government meeting in the heart of Utah’s coalfields. The commissioner jumped out of his chair, grabbed ...

Wasatch Open Lands Board recommended the county council dedicate nearly $2 million to place two farms in the Heber Valley under conservation easements. Combined, the properties cover a little over 90 ...

On the slope of a Utah mountain, a 106-acre colony of cloned aspen trees is under threat from wildlife and climate change.

Previously, district officials said Dry Wash Reservoir was an integral part of its 20-year master plan to shore up its water ...

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Scores of Salt Lake City's sycamore trees are struggling to survive because of disease and other issues. The city is ...

In the Western U.S., extreme wildfires are damaging tribal lands. Climate change has only made the situation more dire.

A standoff between mining company and the Navajo Nation in Arizona represents the ugly side of the world's ...

Utah’s lawsuit against the federal government is a misguided effort rooted in flawed legal claims and shortsighted priorities ...

Fruit trees need to be grown in the right conditions if they're to flower and fruit to their full potential. Bare-root fruit trees are generally cheaper to buy than potted trees, and the time to buy ...

The U.S. Forest Service proposed a fuels reduction project covering over 200,000 acres in Southern Utah and is seeking the ...

For Utah’s ski resorts ... both beginner runs. Off of Pinyon Express, a mostly beginner-serving lift that will open this winter, skiers can find both Humbug and Straddle Bug.