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Utah state leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new firefighting center to be built along the Wasatch Front. Jamie Barnes, director of forestry, fire and state lands for the Utah Department of Natural Resources, said the new building is "a step forward for the state's wild land's fire program." She noted the new building will serve as the headquarters for the state's fire program, which responds to fires on state and private land, and also helps support other agencies like the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. ...

An expert described as one of the best minds on water in the West believes it's time to reconsider some of the basics of the 1922 Colorado River Compact, the

By ROBERT GLENNON Of the University of Arizona Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado ...

An expert described as one of the best minds on water in the West believes it's time to reconsider some of the basics of the 1922 Colorado River Compact, the

Wyoming and other upper basin states shouldn’t be left holding the bag as demand for water from the Colorado river continues to outpace supply, says a water scientist.