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

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Focus Areas

  • Public Land
  • Environment

318 Articles
about 1 year ago
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U.S. Forest Service faces lawsuit over wildfire damage from Pole Creek fire

The Forest Service's decision to not put out the 2018 Pole Creek fire immediately led to one of Utah's worst wildfire...

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about 1 year ago
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Quarry expansion at Point of the Mountain gets ‘tentative approval’ despite objections from Drape...

One of Utah’s largest quarries may soon be getting bigger, upsetting nearby residents already weary of the noise and ...

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about 1 year ago
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Legislature gave $1 million to sell company’s ‘roller felling’ to federal land managers

The Legislature gave $1 million to a group that bulldozes forests as a way to restore aspen, but does the method work?

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about 1 year ago
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Cox signs wildlife bill that includes year-round cougar hunting, trapping

Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday signed a wide-ranging wildlife bill that includes controversial provisions that open a yea...

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about 1 year ago
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Should Utah be exporting its alfalfa?

Part of Utah's alfalfa harvest is exported, raising questions about the wisdom of using Utah's precious water to feed...

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about 1 year ago
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Utah lawmakers throw yet another wad of cash at anti-wolf activists

Utah lawmakers are giving another $500,000 to anti-wolf activists, this time to recruit Midwestern hunters to push fo...

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about 1 year ago
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Utah counties to issue $2 billion in bonds to support oil railroad

A group of Utah counties is poised to issue $2 billion in tax-exempt bonds to finance the construction of an 85-mile ...

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about 1 year ago
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World’s smallest rabbit faces possible extinction, groups warn

Several environmental groups filed a petition seeking federal protection for the pygmy rabbit, a tiny ground-dwelling...

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about 1 year ago
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Legislators breathe a little life into coal power plant due to be retired

GOP lawmakers hoping to forestall the 2025 retirement of Utah's largest power plant have settled on a compromise HB42...

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about 1 year ago
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Legislature allows year-round cougar hunting by any hunter

If Gov. Cox signs HB469 into law, any licensed hunter can shoot or trap cougars year round, marking a radical shift i...

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about 1 year ago
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Power plant bill won’t save coal-fired electricity

HB425 would require the state to explore ways to keep coal-fired power plants operating after their scheduled retirem...

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about 1 year ago
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Utah looks to rein in US Magnesium emissions

Utah environmental regulators look to rein in emissions from US Magnesium plant, a leading contributor to Salt Lake C...

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