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Were just about a month into wildfire season here in Alaska and already, the state reports there have been dozens of fires started by people. Your Alaska Link has more

RICHMOND — Statewide prohibitions on outdoor burning near woods or dry grass before 4 p.m. will go into effect Feb. 15 and run through April 30…

As Utah lawmakers continually search for continued ways to protect the ailing Great Salt Lake, a new target has emerged: Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the saline waterbody. The company has a massive amount of water rights, pays little in severance taxes and has been mining for lithium in a pilot project the state asserts was not authorized.

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As Utah lawmakers continually search for continued ways to protect the ailing Great Salt Lake, a new target has emerged: Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the saline waterbody. The company has a massive amount of water rights, pays little in severance taxes and has been mining for lithium in a pilot project the state asserts was not authorized.

Utah House Majority Leader Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, said Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the Great Salt Lake is behaving as if it is the \

As Utah lawmakers continually search for continued ways to protect the ailing Great Salt Lake, a new target has emerged: Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the saline waterbody. The company has a massive amount of water rights, pays little in severance taxes and has been mining for lithium in a pilot project the state asserts was not authorized.

A wildfire sparked along Interstate 15 in Beaver County forced the freeway to close temporarily late Friday. The blaze grew to about 20 acres.

With June comes Graduation Season. We had one granddaughter walk this year, and that was in another state. My wife went and I stayed home to watch the dogs. I’ve always been ambivalent about gra...

Utah Lake is a defining landmark of Provo but “people don't see it as a valuable and desirable ecosystem,” says a BYU professor.