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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U. has big plans for Research Park, but land patent is getting in the way

More than 50 years ago, the University of Utah acquired 593 acres in the foothills east of the Salt Lake City campus ...

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No jail time in Moab bear abuse case

A Florida hunting dog trainer won’t spend a day in jail for abusing a black bear during a Utah hunt where he pursued ...

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over 2 years ago
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Is Utah already overusing its share of water from the Colorado River?

Western states in the upper half of the Colorado River Basin have claimed for years that they’re entitled to far more...

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over 2 years ago
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Salt Lake County moves to block a new mine in Parleys Canyon

The Salt Lake County Council is considering an ordinance that seeks to block a proposed limestone quarry in Parleys C...

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over 2 years ago
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EPA faults uranium processor for not keeping Superfund waste covered

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week ordered a halt to deliveries of waste from Superfund sites to Whi...

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over 2 years ago
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Fertilizer maker to pay $2 million to resolve felony case for pouring chemicals down drain

The fine against Cytozyme Laboratories is one of the largest ever levied for an environmental violation in Utah.

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over 2 years ago
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Will EPA help fund Utah Lake island-building project?

A controversial proposal to dredge Utah Lake is on a wait list it apply for nearly $1 billion in federal water infras...

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over 2 years ago
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Utah just experienced its driest year since scientists have kept records

Since official weather records have been kept, Utah has never experienced a year with as little precipitation as it d...

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over 2 years ago
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Uinta Basin is hemorrhaging methane as leaks go undetected

As much as 8% of the Uinta Basin’s natural gas production escapes into the atmosphere, an indication that the basin’s...

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over 2 years ago
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Feds eye natural gas line needed for Intermountain Power Project conversion from coal

Kern River Gas Transmission Co. is proposing to install a 36-mile pipeline from its major interstate gas line to the ...

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over 2 years ago
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Once again, Utah hunters kill too many rare trumpeters swans

For the third year in a row, Utah’s swan hunt came to an early close after the trumpeter harvest breached a 20-bird q...

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over 2 years ago
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Major limestone quarry proposed for Parleys Canyon

A Parleys Canyon landowner proposes cutting a large pit into Grandeur Peak to extract and crush 2 million tons of lim...

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