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Researchers looked at more than 750,000 wildfires in the West over 30 years. In the second half of that period, the number of reported wildfires were down by 31%, but acreage burned was up 40%.
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Federal data typically focuses on the total amount of water stored, but some water has to stay in reservoirs to keep dams working. That means even less is available for cities and farms.
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Colorado adopted a code last year, with enforcement expected to begin this year. Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, and Wyoming, meanwhile, have no statewide wildfire building codes.
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Three weeks after the Box Elder County commission voted in favor of a 40,000 acre data center, Grow the Flow held a public forum to educate Utah residents on what's coming.
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Over seven recent years, U.S. Forest Service projects helped communities avoid almost $3 billion in fire-related harm, according to a new study.
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Too much rain at once after dry spells can make it hard for water to absorb into soil. Corey Lesk, co-author of a new study, described it as "asking the land to drink from a firehouse."
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Currently, park superintendents can add more restrictions on top of state rules. A new federal directive, however, questions whether some restrictions are already "unlawful barriers" to hunting.
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Kimberly Blaeser is an Anishinaabe activist and environmentalist. She is founding director of Indigenous Nations Poets and past Wisconsin Poet Laureate.
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Today we talk with Dr. Brian Moench, president of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment about data centers, air pollution, nuclear power, Great Salt Lake, and more.
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As birds migrate across Utah, bright city lights and reflective windows turn deadly. Wildlife experts say small changes at home can help prevent thousands of collisions.
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On May 16th, Brad Parry became the inaugural winner of Schnitzer Prize of the West for his ongoing restoration work at the Bear River Massacre Site.
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Some worry the proposal would put states in continual negotiations, which historically have been unproductive. However, it could be a step towards a longer-term plan.