by Nathan Thompson | Jul 15, 2024 | Blog Post
While living in Utah, I’ve often heard people refer to the state as one huge desert. While deserts certainly cover large sections of Utah, the Wasatch Front is actually a semi-arid region–an important distinction. The primary difference between deserts and semi-arid...
by Anna Cadjan | Jul 11, 2024 | Blog Post
Photo by Don Grayston You shouldn’t feel bad about taking a little extra time in the shower. In fact, indoor recreational water usage only takes about 5% of the overall state water usage. There’s also evidence that indoor water usage will actually all make it...
by Anna Cadjan | May 24, 2024 | Blog Post
Trucks move shipping containers at the Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal on Nov. 22, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) Utah simply cannot catch a break from environmental injustice. Without fail, it seems, plans for development prevail...
by Sarah Kropelnicki | May 16, 2024 | Blog Post, Involvement
Photo Credit: Charles Roscoe Savage Great Salt Lake is often thought of by Utahns and non-Utahns alike as buggy, boring, smelly, or even a waste of time. However, Great Salt Lake was once the recreational hotspot for Utahns, with dance halls, resorts, campgrounds,...
by Sarah Kropelnicki | May 3, 2024 | Blog Post
Air pollution is a silent killer. We can’t always see it, we can’t smell it, we can’t hear it–yet it fills the lungs of 2.5 million Salt Lake Valley residents. Great Salt Lake’s decline has exposed 800 square-miles of lakebed, where toxic levels of arsenic, mercury,...
by Anna Cadjan | Apr 19, 2024 | Blog Post
Even though the Utah Legislative session won’t start up again for another nine months, it’s never too early to start making plans for what policies we need changed. Because of that, here is a brief overview of how the Utah Legislative bodies operate. Utah state’s...
