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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Why Skiers Are Ending the Season With a Splash—and Keeping the Raucous Tradition of Pond Skimming Alive
For nearly 100 years, die-hards have been saying goodbye to winter by speeding down the slopes and water skiing over massive ...
Boise State Public Radio16d
New law gives Utah’s water agent power to negotiate with other Mountain West states
Utah lawmakers have given the state more voice in negotiations over the Colorado and Bear rivers. The move, however, has some environmentalists concerned about the sensitive multi-state agreements ...
Utah Public Radio11d
'The Mountain: Journeys in High Places' on Wednesday's Access Utah
A freelance writer, naturalist, and teacher, Robin Patten has spent years exploring and writing about some of the world’s ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation5d
As Blue Mountains residents gear up for class action, Sydney Water fails to detail why former executive departed
The natural bushland of the Blue Mountains, according to UNESCO, is "of high wilderness quality and remains close to pristine". The water supply there has an enviable reputation, according to ...
The Salt Lake Tribune12d
Utah had a ‘relatively quiet’ year of water lawmaking. Two of its most important lakes are still struggling.
Public fervor to save the two bodies of water soared in response, and Utah’s elected officials reacted with new laws to keep more water in the embattled lakes. Mother Nature, too, replied ...
KSL3d
Winter storm watch issued as snow, cooler temperatures return to Utah
The incoming storm could produce some tricky traveling conditions, especially across mountain passes, but it's good news for water managers during the spring snowpack runoff. Utah's statewide ...
KSL4d
Advisories issued as wintry weather, cooler temperatures return to Utah
The incoming storm could produce some tricky traveling conditions, especially across mountain passes, but it's good news for water managers during the spring snowpack runoff. Utah's statewide ...
UNESCO3d
Glaciers and mountains: melting water towers will aggravate global crises (report)
Click here to view the full report. Regardless of where we live, we all depend in some way on mountains and glaciers. But these essential natural water towers are facing imminent peril. This report ...
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal12d
Utah becomes first state to pass bill banning fluoride in drinking water
Utah has passed the first law in the U.S. banning fluoride from its drinking water. Signed by Republican Governor Spencer Cox, the new legislation prohibits the addition of fluoride to the state's ...