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Thys Reynolds

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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Thys Reynolds

    Lizette Villegas highlights community engagement in Cache County Council bid (opens the original)

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    In the upcoming regional elections, Republican incumbent Mark Hurd will face a Democratic challenger with an unconventional background for the Cache County Council District 5 seat. Lizette Villegas, an immigrant and the first Latino to run for Cache County Council, is challenging Hurd for the northeast seat, which includes a portion of Smithfield, North Logan, and Hyde Park. Villegas has lived in Cache Valley for most of her life and told UPR that her unconventional background gives her a unique

  2. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Thys Reynolds

    Colorado River cuts could be achieved with agricultural water leasing (opens the original)

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    On Aug. 21, the Bureau of Reclamation announced a new short-term plan for water management in the Colorado River Basin. The Upper Basin, which includes Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah, will reduce water consumption by 200,000 acre-feet per year over the next two years. That’s enough to supply roughly 600,000 American households annually. How might the Upper Basin states substantially reduce water usage? A promising way to save water may come in the form of agricultural water leasing, whi

  3. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Thys Reynolds

    Lower oil and gas bonds on federal land could cost taxpayers billions (opens the original)

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    Before drilling on federal land, oil well operators provide a bond that acts as financial assurance. If the operator tries to walk away from the well without properly maintaining it, they forfeit the bond and the government uses that money to remediate the well. But there’s a tricky question at the center of this regulatory process. How much should that bond be? “In 1951 and 1960 is when bonding rates were originally set," said Aaron Kindle, the director of sporting advocacy for the National Wil

  4. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Thys Reynolds

    Early birth risk increases with exposure to multiple air pollutants during pregnancy (opens the original)

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    Air pollution is a major risk to both pregnant mothers and their unborn babies. But what pollutants are the most dangerous? Since the air is such a complicated mixture, it can be hard to know which combinations of chemicals pose the greatest threat. That is the challenge Brenna Kelly, a researcher at the University of Utah, set out to solve. In a recently published study, Kelly investigated how complex mixtures of pollutants affect preterm birth. To do so, she analyzed enormous data sets that ma

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