Leah Bowers
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Utah politicians differ on future of power plants after Trump administration repeals emission rules (opens the original)
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Trump administration is scrapping Biden-era emissions rules for power plants, saying the rollback will save the industry $310 billion. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin finalized the repeal Sept. 14 — then pushed for more. He proposed cutting every remaining greenhouse gas standard, projecting an additional $370 billion in savings. The EPA's press release stated the Biden administration's greenhouse gas regulations "have imposed unnecessary requirements and drained the power sect
20 states and DC sue Trump over change to endangered species protections (opens the original)
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Trump administration redefined what it means to "harm" endangered species and their habitats back in July — leading to a challenge from Democratic attorneys general across the country. Twenty states and Washington, D.C., sued the administration over the change. The original definition — found in the 1973 Endangered Species Act, or ESA — prohibited "habitat modification or degradation," stating it could harm or kill endangered animals. The administration's new regulations sta
The size of 20 Costcos: Can Utah residents drive a data center out of their backyard? (opens the original)
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MONA, Juab County — The small, quiet town of Mona, Utah, is known for being antidevelopment — or at least it was, until a massive data center was approved for the county. The data center — the size of 20 Costcos — was zoned two minutes outside the town on county land. No one in Mona formally opposed it. On April 15, the county held a public hearing where citizens could raise concerns about the pending data center permit. The hearing started at 7:05 p.m. and ended at 7:09 p.m. Not one concerned c
Trump reduced Bears Ears by 91%. What does the law really say? (opens the original)
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SALT LAKE CITY — Conservation, archaeology and outdoor recreation groups — including Patagonia — are attempting to stop the shrinking of one of Utah's largest national monuments. And they're doing it by suing President Donald Trump. On Sept. 2, the groups filed to reactivate a 2017 lawsuit over the shrinking of Bears Ears National Monument after Trump signed Proclamation 11043 earlier this summer, which cut 91% of the 1.3 million acres. The proclamation cites an important law activists are still
Utah data centers promise jobs and revenue, but opponents say benefits disappear (opens the original)
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SALT LAKE CITY — Brenna Williams, a resident of Box Elder County, is one of many advocates in the Box Elder Accountability Referendum, or BEAR, who challenge the proposed Stratos data center which will be built in their backyard. Aside from environmental concerns, Williams, a cofounder of BEAR, says the promises of economic advances from data centers sound appealing, but she believes "it's all smoke and mirrors." Across Utah, residents are asking the same questions: Will data centers will raise
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