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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.
Two federal proposals with Utah implications are open for comment. The EPA and Army Corps published a supplemental proposal narrowing Clean Water Act coverage of streams and wetlands, including an option generally limiting stream coverage to perennial wat...
It has been a week of extreme weather across the region. Over the weekend, flooding on Cottonwood Creek displaced roughly 100 residents in Orangeville, while a severe storm with winds approaching 100 mph overturned 34 rail cars and damaged homes in the Mi...
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...
