UT: Waste Reduction
Utah to Offer Cash for Replacing Lush Lawns with Desert-Tolerant Landscapes
Starting this week, the state is taking applications for a program to pay up to $1 dollar a square foot of turf to replace water-guzzling grass with …
Report: Utah Ranks 4th in Clean-Energy Job Growth
PAROWAN, Utah - Utah ranks fourth on a new top 10 list of states seeing job growth in clean energy and clean transportation. Environmental …
Report: $28 Million in Methane Gas Escapes Yearly into Utah Air
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah makes a "top five" list for amounts of natural gas being wasted by energy developers working on federal and tribal lands…
New Coalition Spotlights Threats To Colorado River
SALT LAKE CITY – A new coalition of several organizations called Colorado River Connected is focused on raising awareness about critical issues …
Poll: Two-Thirds of UT Voters Support Limiting Energy Waste on Public Lands
SALT LAKE CITY - Sixty-nine percent of likely voters in several oil and gas-rich states, including Utah, support a rule that would require oil …
Conservation Critical, Colorado River Study Finds
SALT LAKE CITY – Reuse and conserve are the two big points in a new study about how to stretch the water in the Colorado River to meet the needs…
UT Eyes and Ears on Jewell Speech about Colorado River
LAS VEGAS – Utah's water interests are at stake as U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell speaks about the Colorado River at a meeting in Las …
Celebrating Water in the Desert: Colorado River Day in Utah
MOAB, Utah – In Utah and six other states, Thursday was Colorado River Day, commemorating the date in 1921 that Congress changed the waterway…
Mercury Thermostat Collection Programs Failing in Utah, U.S.
SALT LAKE CITY - Voluntary efforts to keep mercury thermostats out of the trash in Utah and nationwide are failing, according to a new analysis…
New Uses for Old Ski Equipment
PARK CITY, Utah - Skis and snowboards, ski boots and helmets can only be traded at ski swaps for so long before they're worn out and no longer safe …
Out with the Old: Recycling Cell Phones, Laptops, TVs...
SALT LAKE CITY - “Out with the old, in with the new” takes on a whole new meaning when the topic is electronic gear. A new national …