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Utah State University, in partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Foundation for America’s Public Lands, will host a conference on October 21 in Logan, Utah, marking the 50th anniversary of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), pivotal legislation governing America’s public lands in the modern era.
The 2025 Report by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute, presented to the Governor and Legislature, highlights a collection of data and research to provide context to key issues and concerns regarding Utah’s natural resources that affect current and future quality of life, industry, and security.
The 2025 Metrics Report on Utah's Land, Water, Air & Energy provides a snapshot of synthesized data visualizations from the online repository. Both the report and repository provide publicly available data in easy to read tables, maps, and charts.
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Interior signed its record of decision on Post-2026 Colorado River Operations, requiring mandatory cuts from Lower Basin states and voluntary cuts from the Upper Basin. Nevada promptly filed a lawsuit in federal court c...
Last week, we had the opportunity to get a first-hand perspective of the challenges facing decision makers and water users dependent on the Colorado River. The institute, the Colorado River Media Collaborative, and the Colorado River Authority of Utah org...
Utah's next State Water Plan is open for public review. The Division of Water Resources has released a draft of the 2026 State Water Plan, the state's periodic assessment of current water use, projected demand, and recommended policy and funding actions, ...
