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Drought scourges Utah farms
2015-06-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: This year, the state suffered its warmest and least-snowy winter since the late 1800s, when Utah was still a territory. The lowest-elevation snowpack has melted, and most of the higher altitudes will be quick to follow. "This is one of those years farmers will tell their grandkids about," said Utah state hydrologist Randall Julander. "About just how dry it was and how bad it was." This is how bad it is: Drought now grips 40% of the West, with no end in sight: globally, nine of the 10 warmest...
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Letter: Let frackers fight their own battles, Utah
2015-05-31 04:14:11| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Why is Gov. Gary Herbert forcing Utah taxpayers to pay for a lawsuit that will allow Utah's oil and gas industry to refuse to follow certain federal regulations , which will diminish protections for the very individuals who must foot the legal bill? The oil and gas companies should be required to tell us what chemicals and carcinogens they're forcing into our ground. Why are the interests of the oil and gas industry being promoted by Utah government over our safety and health? If the oil and gas industry wants to fight the regulations, it should file and pay for the lawsuit itself.
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Police investigate death after man struck by train in Utah
2015-05-27 12:46:10| Railroads - Topix.net
Police are investigating after finding the body of a man next to Union Pacific Railroad tracks in northwest Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that police say the man killed himself.
Affordable Solar Builds 2nd Largest Solar Array In Utah
2015-05-22 07:45:34| pollutiononline Home Page
Affordable Solar recently completed the installation of the 2nd largest rooftop solar system in Utah on Smith’s Food & Drug Stores distribution center in Layton, Utah
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Tesla, Utah auto dealers urged to break impasse
2015-05-22 02:34:36| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Tribune file photo) A new Tesla service center and car charging station at 2312 S. State St. was under contruction in Salt Lake City in March. But the company's plan to sell cars there was blocked by the Utah attorney general's office, citing a state law.
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