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Farmers assess damage after another spring freeze
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted April 17 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
An early warmup and blossom season is leaving a larger window for the threat of crop freezes.
Feds to release Flaming Gorge water to support Lake Powell, as new hazards emerge
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 17 - 7:47 p.m. | Save Story
The federal government is intending to release a substantial amount of water from Flaming Gorge to support Lake Powell.
Salt Lake City brings back popular landscaping exchange program
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 17 - 9:13 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's capital city is bringing its landscaping equipment exchange program back after over 2,000 gas-powered items were removed in the first two years.
Utah Rep. Blake Moore makes the case for Great Salt Lake funding in budget hearing
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted April 17 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Blake Moore sought to sell his colleagues in the House of Representatives on the $1 billion carved out for the Great Salt Lake in President Donald Trump's latest budget request.
State urges Utahns to avoid watering until May, report misuse
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted April 16 - 8:48 a.m. | Save Story
State leaders and water watchers have already been calling on Utahns to conserve after a record-breaking low snowpack.
How this teaching moment aims to educate Utahns about water-wise native plants
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 15 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
Students designed a new garden outside of a Salt Lake City charter school to offer an example for anyone starting their own native-plant garden.
Here's how Utah can navigate the data center boom
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted April 15 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
Utah is home to 48 operational data centers with over 920 megawatts of capacity, and seven under construction are set to add 2,600 megawatts by 2028.
'Extortion' claims fly as some groundwater users in Idaho face curtailment order
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted April 15 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
As the Idaho Department of Water Resources begins enforcing a curtailment order in Butte County, many farmers have been unable to pump water this irrigation season.
Sewage mishap causes stink in Tremonton
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted April 14 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
A mishap at a city wastewater treatment plant in Tremonton caused a big stink across the south end of town last week.
Grazing goats back at work in Eagle Mountain
Debbie Worthen, KSL | Posted April 14 - 5:49 p.m. | Save Story
An unconventional, but highly effective "front‑line defense" is back on duty in Eagle Mountain — goats. They're helping weed, improve soil health and reduce wildfire risk citywide.
Utah's snowpack situation is a piece of a larger Western problem
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 14 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
States across the West dealt with below-average snowpack this season, which is leading to similar challenges facing Utah.
'We knew we had to act': Great Salt Lake gets $30M boost from business community
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 13 - 12:40 p.m. | Save Story
Three prominent families with Utah ties pledged a combined $30 million toward efforts to boost Great Salt Lake levels, as the lake faces impacts from a record-low snowpack.
Upcycling designer inspires Utah State students
Deanie Wimmer and Joe Wirthlin | Posted April 12 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Nicole McLaughlin has worked with major brands like Crocs, Vans, Gucci, J. Crew, and more, taking unused and discarded materials and reimagining them into new designs.
New app aims to help Idaho farmers track water as drought tightens grip
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted April 12 - 9:05 a.m. | Save Story
McKay Anderson is aiming to help eastern Idaho farmers as they navigate another dry summer through his recent launch of the Ag Water Tracker web app.
Over a month's worth of rain has fallen on parts of Hawaii as a storm threatens flooding
Dakota Smith and Chris Dolce, CNN | Posted April 10 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
A potent, multiday storm is lashing Hawaii with heavy rain on Friday, prompting flood alerts in a state still recovering from devastating floods in March.
Public could be exposed to toxic Great Salt Lake dust through food consumption, study says
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted April 10 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
A study from University of Utah and Utah State University researchers showed leafy vegetables exposed to Great Salt Lake dust contained elevated levels of toxic elements.
Why Salt Lake City wants to indefinitely close these 2 road sections
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 9 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's capital city is considering measures to indefinitely close sections of two roads to combat environmental and noise issues on the west side.
Utah collected a record-low snowpack this year. Here's how every basin fared
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 9 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
Snowpack across nearly a dozen Utah basins peaked at levels below what was previously the region's record low, showcasing how every part of the state struggled to collect snow.
