Mining

Tribune reporters Paighten Harkins, Leia Larsen, and Courtney Tanner join us this week to talk about the latest news, including an increasing need for homeless services in Utah County and more.

Wyomingites are worried about proposals in Congress to transfer recreationally used, federal land over to states, local governments, or private owners.

The Trump administration directed the Bureau of Land Management to complete an environmental assessment for the reopening of a uranium mine. State leaders have nothing but praise for the decision.

Ten new mining sites come to Utah, Nevada, Montana, and Idaho that officials say are critical to national security and the economy.

The story of this giant hole in the ground is woven into Utah’s history, but it’s also left its mark on our planet Earth.

Conservationists and tribes in the Mountain West say they intend to sue the federal government if it doesn’t take steps to protect a rare snail that is threatened by a proposed lithium mine.

Part elegy, part ode, part investigative science journalism, Jonathan Thompson's book "River of Lost Souls" tells the story of the 2015 disaster that turned the Animas River in southwestern Colorado orange with sludge and toxic metals.

In other news, a truck transporting uranium ore was intercepted as it traveled across Navajo tribal land, and Utah State University will be holding a test of their Aggie Alert emergency system this morning.

On this episode of Behind the Headlines, Natalie Cline’s troubles grow, Cache elections criticized and gravel pit worries resurface.

Supporters of Yellowstone National Park from 47 states and seven countries contributed over $6.25 million to buy out a gold mining claim on the southern slope of Crevice Mountain.