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UPR joins the new Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Utah State University Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air.
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Colorado's Rocky Mountains have reached peak snowpack, but climate change is changing the way snow turns to water. States around the region are debating new rules for the river that center around new water deficits.
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In other news: The Red Mesa Tapaha Solar Farm is receiving $76.5 million from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development for expansion.
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In other news: Washington County has approved population control for ravens in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve to protect the desert tortoise population.
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The next two events will take place at the newly renovated Logan Library, and in June the location will switch to Stokes Nature Center.
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The U.S. Senate passed a bill last week to extend and improve benefits for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
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The Gila River Indian Tribe in Arizona said it does not support the Lower Basin's proposal for post-2026 river management, adding a new layer to complicated negotiations.
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Multiple cities and towns across northern Utah are partnering with the Utah Rivers Council to once again distribute the popular discounted barrels for rain water collection.
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The Utah Legislature honed in on small policy changes rather than a massive overhaul of water law.
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Once considered the Mountain West's apex predator, a rise in hunting over the last 200 years has lead to a heavy decline in the mountain lion population.
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In other news: The Utah group, Save People Save Wildlife is advocating for a wildlife crossing to be built in Park City.
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While Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming have one plan in mind, California, Arizona and Nevada have a different idea, and environmental factors only strengthen disagreement.