The powder keg of public land management in the West
Critics say draft resource management plans put forward by the Bureau of Land Management are slated to take more than 6 million acres off the table in Western states.
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Critics say draft resource management plans put forward by the Bureau of Land Management are slated to take more than 6 million acres off the table in Western states.
An analysis of state-by-state data collected by the federal government projects Utah will have the lowest electricity rates in the country this year.
A bill that some clean energy advocates fear could deter rooftop solar purchases but supporters say protects consumers was heard in a legislative committee on Tuesday.
A renewable and clean energy resource has the potential to produce up to 8.5% of the nation's electrical generating capacity by 2050, but the geothermal projects are slow getting off the ground and have to work their way through a complex permitting process.
Legislative leadership stressed Wednesday that Utah needs to plan now for water needs 25, 50, or even 100 years from now.