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Lawsuit challenges Utah plan to get water from Flaming Gorge

Lawsuit challenges Utah plan to get water from Flaming Gorge

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservation groups are suing the U.S. government over a new agreement that will allow Utah to take water from the Flaming Gorge Dam. The Center for Biological Diversity and three other organizations filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation didn’t properly […]

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Congress approves major public lands, conservation bill

Congress approves major public lands, conservation bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging bill that revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates five new national monuments has won congressional approval. The measure is the largest public lands bill approved by Congress in more than a decade. The […]

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Utah group offers chance to go elk hunting with Trump, Jr.

Utah group offers chance to go elk hunting with Trump, Jr.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah group is seeking to raise money by offering hunters a chance to go elk hunting with Donald Trump, Jr. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Hunter Nation is selling $10 raffle tickets for an opportunity to spend five days with the president’s son on a guided […]

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Conservation group sues over federal oil, gas leases in Utah

Conservation group sues over federal oil, gas leases in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A conservation organization has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior over oil and gas leases offered in southeast Utah, claiming the parcels are packed with ancient cultural relics. The Deseret News reports Advocates for the West filed the suit Wednesday in federal court in […]

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