Utah /tags/utah Utah en-US Copyright ʹַ/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:55:10 GMT Snowflakes, death threats and dollar signs: Cloud seeding is at a crossroads /news/2025-04-21/snowflakes-death-threats-and-dollar-signs-cloud-seeding-is-at-a-crossroads Utah is using a technology that can add more water to the state's supply. Others in the Colorado River basin are looking to expand. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:55:10 GMT /news/2025-04-21/snowflakes-death-threats-and-dollar-signs-cloud-seeding-is-at-a-crossroads Alex Hager U.S. Supreme Court squashes Utah’s public lands lawsuit /regional-news/2025-01-13/u-s-supreme-court-squashes-utahs-public-lands-lawsuit Public lands advocates worried that allowing Utah’s case to move forward would threaten to upend management of 200 million acres of public lands across the West. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:20:16 GMT /regional-news/2025-01-13/u-s-supreme-court-squashes-utahs-public-lands-lawsuit Rachel Cohen Can new sprinklers save the Colorado River? This Utah program could be a blueprint for the West /regional-news/2025-01-03/can-new-sprinklers-save-the-colorado-river-this-utah-program-could-be-a-blueprint-for-the-west A program in Utah is paying farmers to make their irrigation equipment more efficient, but researchers say it may not be saving as much water as it appears. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2025-01-03/can-new-sprinklers-save-the-colorado-river-this-utah-program-could-be-a-blueprint-for-the-west David Condos | KUER Supreme Court hears challenge to scope of environmental reviews in Utah oil railway dispute /regional-news/2024-12-10/supreme-court-hears-challenge-to-scope-of-environmental-reviews-in-utah-oil-railway-dispute The case could end up limiting the scope of environmental analyses that the federal government conducts when considering significant infrastructure projects or management decisions. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:23:40 GMT /regional-news/2024-12-10/supreme-court-hears-challenge-to-scope-of-environmental-reviews-in-utah-oil-railway-dispute Rachel Cohen More states are backing Utah's landmark public lands case against the federal government /regional-news/2024-10-25/more-states-are-backing-utahs-landmark-public-lands-case-against-the-federal-government If the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case, it could drastically change the ownership and management of public lands across the West. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:48:19 GMT /regional-news/2024-10-25/more-states-are-backing-utahs-landmark-public-lands-case-against-the-federal-government Rachel Cohen Utah is still fighting Bears Ears. Court arguments show a state desperate to take “its” land back /news/2024-10-03/utah-is-still-fighting-bears-ears-court-arguments-show-a-state-desperate-to-take-its-land-back The outcome of the case could determine how much authority a president has to resize national monuments, which could impact Colorado’s Camp Hale and Dolores River. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:34:26 GMT /news/2024-10-03/utah-is-still-fighting-bears-ears-court-arguments-show-a-state-desperate-to-take-its-land-back Tracy Ross, The Colorado Sun Using less of the Colorado River takes a willing farmer and $45 million in federal funds /news/2024-05-30/using-less-of-the-colorado-river-takes-a-willing-farmer-and-45-million-in-federal-funds Some experts say the System Conservation Pilot Program, or SCPP, is costly and may not be the most effective way to save Colorado River water. Thu, 30 May 2024 11:46:00 GMT /news/2024-05-30/using-less-of-the-colorado-river-takes-a-willing-farmer-and-45-million-in-federal-funds Alex Hager, Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Tourism and growth are double-edged swords for Utah’s dark sky-certified places /regional-news/2024-04-27/tourism-and-growth-are-double-edged-swords-for-utahs-dark-sky-certified-places In annual reports sent to Dark Sky International, Utah’s national and state parks list light pollution from development and tourism as the main threat to maintaining their certification. Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:25:00 GMT /regional-news/2024-04-27/tourism-and-growth-are-double-edged-swords-for-utahs-dark-sky-certified-places David Condos How one of the nation's fastest growing counties plans to find water in the desert /news/2024-02-06/how-one-of-the-nations-fastest-growing-counties-plans-to-find-water-in-the-desert Washington County, Utah — home to the city of St. George — has recently been one of the fastest growing areas in the nation. Local leaders hope a new plan will stretch the county’s water supplies enough to make it through the next two decades. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:39:00 GMT /news/2024-02-06/how-one-of-the-nations-fastest-growing-counties-plans-to-find-water-in-the-desert David Condos | KUER Female freeriders want a shot at a top mountain biking competition /2023-09-26/female-freeriders-want-a-shot-at-a-top-mountain-biking-competition The energy drink company Red Bull hosts one of the top mountain biking competitions in the world every year in Southern Utah. But the event has never invited women, and the female freeriding community is trying to change that. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:57:29 GMT /2023-09-26/female-freeriders-want-a-shot-at-a-top-mountain-biking-competition Will Walkey