environment

State regulators cite groundwater violations and legacy nuclear waste.

State funding supports weed control efforts to protect farms, habitat and water.

Officials propose designated campsites to reduce impacts in the Lizard Head Wilderness.

A national study finds groundwater “baseflow” droughts are lasting longer in the Southwest, highlighting how climate and underground water shape river flows.

New lidar-based maps show active fault zones across central Utah, giving communities and developers clearer guidance on earthquake risk and safer growth.

An exceptionally dry winter across the Four Corners is stressing trees. Experts say watering during warm, snow-free days can help roots stay healthy into spring.

Federal auditors say that Congress could use an obscure law called the Congressional Review Act to throw out the Utah monument's resource management plan, which sets which activities are or aren't allowed on the 1.9 million acres.

Preparations are beginning in Colorado to reintroduce another predator to the wild, and some prominent critics of wolves are behind the effort to bring back the wolverine.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife launches a status review for Wilson’s phalarope, citing habitat loss and climate threats tied to the future of Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

A new UN University report says the world is using water faster than nature can replace it, leaving billions water-insecure and calling for a new global water agenda.