Environment

The takeaway? Don’t dump weird materials in storm gutters.

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed ending automatic protections for threatened animal and plant species and limiting habitat safeguards that are meant to shield recovering species from harm.

It’s not going to be a cakewalk. 

Visitors appear to be steering clear of some U.S. national parks or cutting visits short because of pollution levels that are comparable to what's found in major cities, according to a study released Wednesday.

A few people spoke in favor of the project, but the overwhelming sentiment was one of concern — especially about water, dark skies, traffic and, above all, how the aggressive development would alter the fabric of the close-knit, pastoral mountain community.

Wildlife officials worried that sediment spewed from a southern Utah wildfire could poison and destroy a native fishery have rescued and relocated 400 local fish to a hatchery, in a glimpse of the sweeping impact wildfires have on the state.

Sparks plans to use his retrofitted Blue Bird school bus for transportation on his new island, but he first needed to get it there. He also needed to prove impacts to the lake would be minimal. That’s why, Wednesday morning, a wide-load semi truck hauled the bus to Antelope Island.

For the rest of the summer, customers are prohibited from watering over the weekends, from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday. Those caught violating the order get walloped with a $50 fine on their first offense, $250 for the second offense and a complete shutoff of secondary water at the third...

A truck hauling waste from a Colorado mine — the source of a 2015 spill that polluted rivers in three states — crashed into a creek on Monday, spilling at least some of its load into the water, authorities said.

James Coleman met with the Standard-Examiner ahead of the meeting to provide more background on his experience, his thoughts on responsible resort management and his plans for Nordic Valley.