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Wildfire & Extreme Weather: A wind-driven Range Valley Fire grew to an estimated 10–15 acres in Carbon County’s Book Cliffs, with crews relying heavily on aircraft as gusts push flames through aspen and mixed-conifer terrain. Storm Impacts: A severe thunderstorm in rural Utah damaged a home and overturned about 34 rail cars in Lynndyl, with hail and wind gusts reported up to 60 mph. Air Quality Research: University of Montana chemistry students helped run the Salt Lake City Summer Ozone Study, collecting air pollution data with partners including the Utah Department of Environmental Quality and NASA to better understand what drives poor air in the arid West. Wildlife Policy: A report says staffing at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has dropped sharply during Trump’s second term, including major declines across the West—raising concerns for conservation capacity. Energy & Land-Use Pressure: Researchers say 2027 could bring the “biggest year yet” for state energy siting bills, with many proposals aimed at restricting renewable and related infrastructure. Utah Infrastructure Recycling: UDOT recycled about 15,000 cubic yards of concrete from the old Bangerter Highway, crushing it on site and reusing it as road base to cut truck trips. Public Lands Litigation: Patagonia and conservation groups are again in court over Utah monument reductions, as lawsuits challenge the shrinking of protected lands.

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Scientists discover nearly 1 billion tons of water locked inside Utah's rocky glaciers, using gravity measurements to map ice buried beneath mountain debris

Scientists discover nearly 1 billion tons of water locked inside Utah's rocky glaciers, using gravity measurements to map ice buried beneath mountain debris

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Game Center: Utah Tech at No. 14 BYU

Patagonia, environmental groups revive old legal fights against new cuts to national monuments

Patagonia, environmental groups revive old legal fights against new cuts to national monuments

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Flood watch issued for much of Southern Utah; weather experts keep eye on Pacific storm

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide, 35% in Utah since Trump 2.0


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