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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Lawmakers turn to PragerU video instead of public comment on climate change

The West’s forests are dying, its landscapes are burning and its rivers and reservoirs are shriveling up.

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over 2 years ago
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Utah’s water outlook slightly improved, but West remains in grip of long-term drought

Only a massive snowpack this winter can assure adequate supplies going into next year, and even then, Utah’s water fu...

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over 2 years ago
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Is coal industry behind secretive plan to preserve a defunct California railroad?

A mysterious plan has surfaced to rehabilitate a defunct Northern California railroad. California officials allege it...

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over 2 years ago
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Developers say they have $6 billion lined up to ‘fix’ Utah Lake

Thought they have yet to apply for any permits, the proponents of a controversial dredging project Utah Lake say they...

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over 2 years ago
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Utah school land trust to sell unprofitable 8,000-acre block near Powder Mountain

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over 2 years ago
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National Park Service proposes strict rules for scenic air tours

National Park Service proposes strict rules for scenic air tours.

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over 2 years ago
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SL County and City reject UDOT’s Little Cottonwood plan

Salt Lake County Mayor Wilson and County Council Member Jim Bradley both expressed concern over the gondola proposal ...

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over 2 years ago
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BLM resumes oil and gas leasing in Utah

The BLM is offering just six parcels in Utah covering 6,658 acres, and they won’t be auctioned until next year.

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over 2 years ago
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Is Utah waging ‘perpetual war on cougars?’

Utah wildlife officials are once again turning up the heat on the state’s cougars, claiming that killing predators wi...

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over 2 years ago
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Why is Utah poisoning all the fish in Navajo Lake?

Utah wildlife officials plan to poison all the fish in a popular fishing lake to rid it of chub.

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over 2 years ago
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Courts reverse course on stream access: There is no public easement to beds crossing private land

In a stinging blow to angler and boating groups fighting for access to Utah streams, a judge concluded the public has...

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Water shortage declared on the Colorado, triggering cuts to Arizona, Nevada and Mexico

In response to dramatic decreases in Colorado River flows, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced severe cuts to wa...

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