Brian Maffly Reporter
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Brian Maffly covers Utah's public lands for The Salt Lake Tribune.

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  • Public Land
  • Environment

318 Articles
over 2 years ago
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Facing $3 million lawsuit, scientist countersues Utah Lake’s would-be dredgers

Ben Abbott, the Utah scientist facing a real estate developers’ $3 million defamation lawsuit, went on offense Tuesda...

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over 2 years ago
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Artificial islands as real estate? The murky finances behind the Utah Lake Restoration Project

Documents obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune shed some light on the Utah Lake Restoration Project’s murky financing.

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over 2 years ago
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112 million-year-old dinosaur tracks near Moab ‘destroyed’ by machinery, experts say

The damage appears to have been done during an operation to improve a boardwalk to the area.

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over 2 years ago
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Granite Construction to operate proposed Parleys Canyon pit, now called I-80 South Quarry

The proponent of a controversial limestone quarry in Parleys Canyon has named Granite Construction as its operator, a...

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over 2 years ago
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Can a fee on water use save the Great Salt Lake?

Conservationists have proposed a tiered fee system on secondary-water users as a way to discourage water use and prev...

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over 2 years ago
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Utah Lake dredging proponents sue BYU professor who criticized project

Editor’s note • This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting local journal...

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over 2 years ago
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A climber turned conservationist, Rick Reese leaves a monumental outdoor legacy

Over his 79 years, Rick Reese, built a conservation legacy that celebrated a larger view of what environmental protec...

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over 2 years ago
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Cox releases ambitious water plan in response to Utah drought

“The extreme drought conditions this past year have shown all Utahns the importance of water planning and conservatio...

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over 2 years ago
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Major vacation destination proposed for SITLA land previously eyed for desert golf course in Kanab

A state-owned parcel retired Utah lawmaker Mike Noel hoped to use for a luxury golf course in Kanab will instead be d...

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over 2 years ago
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Fruit growers don’t get compensation for future harvests when deer damage their trees, Wildlife B...

The board ruled that the Legislature only meant to reimburse farmers for current losses, not perspective losses.

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over 2 years ago
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Feds tighten Colorado River flow at Glen Canyon Dam as ever-shrinking Lake Powell nears critical ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that, over the next four months, it plans to hold back 350,000 acre-f...

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over 2 years ago
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Utah lawmakers get serious about saving the Great Salt Lake in new summit

Utah's Great Salt Lake is drying up and the consequences for the environment, human health, and our economy could be ...

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