Plus: why the National Geographic is talking about Utah, Elon Musk buys Twitter and why spend over $500M when this option exists?
Utah rejects massive project to dredge Utah Lake and build islands |
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| | The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands has canceled a proposal to dredge Utah Lake and create thousands of acres of human-made islands. What happens next? Lake Restoration Solutions President Jon Benson said the company does not plan to scrap the project, telling the Deseret News Thursday’s record of decision “gives us greater clarity on the path forward.” What are opponents saying? Conserve Utah Valley, a nonprofit and prominent voice opposed to the project, called Thursday’s announcement “great news for the health and future of Utah Lake.” Why does it matter? The project would be one of the biggest of its kind in the country, maybe even the world, and would fundamentally alter Utah Lake and its surrounding ecosystem. | A moderate Utah Republican and a controversial former Hawaii Democrat — both of whom ran for president — have thrown their support behind Sen. Mike Lee in his reelection bid. What they said: “You might not always agree with Mike. I don’t. But we can all agree that principled leadership and fidelity to the Constitution are paramount in difficult times.” — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. It’s up to voters to send politicians like Lee back to the Senate to “push the brakes on this and stop them from destroying life as we know it,” Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said. Read more about their endorsements. More in Politics: Perspective: How a bipartisan ad from Utah helped reduce partisanship (Deseret News) Is the Libertarian Party on the verge of collapse or rebirth? Depends who you ask (Deseret News) | FROM OUR SPONSOR UTAH EDUCATION ELECTION Ensuring You Are Ready to Vote in the Upcoming Election Be ready for the voting process so you can show off your sticker without the stress this November. Check out the Utah Election website. Learn how to vote, track your ballot, find candidate information, find voter registration info and update your registration preferences or address. | Health Intermountain Healthcare doctors 1st to use new life-saving heart procedure in Utah (KSL) WHO releases a list of the most dangerous fungi, which kill 1.3 million a year (Deseret News) Recent study reveals a link between air pollution and obesity in middle-aged women (Deseret News) Faith Merrill Osmond’s next gig: A Latter-day Saint mission (Deseret News) Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks says Latter-day Saint leaders are examples of ‘crystalized intelligence’ (Deseret News) Northern Utah Florida man restores Utah 1992 crash memorial (ABC4) Wasatch Front Salt Lake City lowers the bar for police response times (Fox 13) Utah state fire marshal explains fire dangers at large construction sites (KSL) In our Opinion: Why spend more than $500M when this option exists? (Deseret News) Teachers are arming themselves. This sheriff wants them to get trained (The New York Times) Southern Utah St. George city manager leaves job with $625,000 settlement (St. George News) Some Moab residences lack daily mail service (The Times-Independent 🔒) The West Utah on the list for a possible nuclear power plant (Salt Lake Tribune) New analysis wants to pinpoint the water lost to evaporation on the Lower Colorado River (KUER) The Nation Where does Utah rank among the safest states in the country? (Deseret News) A guide: balancing a family budget against rising inflation (Deseret News) In Pennsylvania Senate race, Fetterman’s stroke and Oz’s positions spur debate (Deseret News) The World U.S. GDP bounces back but economic outlook still gloomy (Deseret News) Trending Elon Musk captures Twitter, fires top execs as $44 billion deal finally closes (Deseret News) Perspective: Kanye West and the politics of expedience (Deseret News) Sports Highlights, key plays and photos from No. 14 Utah’s 21-17 win over Washington State (Deseret News) Is Vancouver out as a candidate for the 2030 Olympics? What that would mean for Salt Lake City (Deseret News) Why the Jazz will be shorthanded against the Nuggets (Deseret News) Here are BYU’s 12 most embarrassing losses of the independence era (Deseret News) |
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