Should the State Collect an Energy Tax on the NSA Facility in Bluffdale?
Utah Senators reluctantly gave preliminary approval to a bill that would give the NSA data center in Bluffdale an exemption from paying a utility tax. Sen. Jerry Stevenson’s SB45 limits the ability of...
View ArticleBLM Releases Report on Little Valley Wash Oil Spill
This week, the Bureau of Land Management released a final report on an oil spill that occurred near Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. The oil spill was first spotted and reported by hikers...
View ArticleEnergy Summit Considers All-of-the-Above Options
Utah's energy community met Wednesday at Gov. Gary Herbert’s 3rd annual Energy Development Summit to talk about the state's all-of-the-above approach to powering everyday life. The Republican governor...
View ArticleHigh Pollution Triggers New Regulations for Utah Drillling
The energy boom in eastern Utah has brought with it a big pollution problem. The Utah Division of Air Quality has been studying it, and its now implementing new regulations to cut emissions. The...
View ArticleCoalition Vote Could Reshape Grand County Council
The Grand County Council voted Tuesday to join a coalition that wants to build a road, a pipeline and a rail line for eastern Utah energy. The upcoming election could prove to be a referendum on that...
View ArticleSandy May be Testing Ground for New Waste-to-Energy Facility
A new company has a proposal to turn Sandy city's household trash into electric energy. If approved, it would be the first facility of its kind in Utah. The Department of Environmental Quality is...
View ArticleUtah Governor Calls Climate Science "A Little Debatable"
Governor Gary Herbert says he’s still not sure people have a role in causing climate change. A reporter asked Utah’s Republican governor on Thursday whether Utah’s lean snowpack and possible water...
View ArticleAdvocates, Leaders Disagree on "Clean" Energy
The energy industry has been in Utah’s capital city this week to talk about trends, and one word kept popping up everywhere: clean. Jack Gerard of the American Petroleum Institute told reporters:...
View ArticleOil Sands Impacts Prompt Criticism, Defense
One hundred North American scientists are calling for a moratorium on oil sands projects. They say oil sands projects and pipelines damage the environment, and they want new projects stopped.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists Question New Oil Sands Mine Proposal
New plans to mine oil sands in Utah are under review. But environmentalists say state regulators need to take a harder look at the details.
View ArticleEPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Pushes Clean Power Plan in Utah
US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy used an appearance in Salt Lake City Friday to advocate for the Obama Administration’s proposed clean power plan.
View ArticleForum Explores More Energy, Less Pollution
Utah leaders want to clean up the air even as the state grows in population and economic output. A daylong symposium next week focuses on how to accomplish both.
View ArticleLawmakers Consider $53 Million For California Port
Lawmakers have just a few days left to decide whether to use public dollars to help finance a California shipping terminal.
View ArticleUtah's Largest Homebuilder Sets New Energy-Efficiency Example
Two inches might not sound like much. But when you’re the states’ largest home-builder and you’re adding two extra inches of insulation to the outside walls of all the new homes you’re building, it...
View ArticleWestern Grid: Debate Breaks Out On the Good And Bad
How we get and use energy is changing fast in the West, and a debate is heating up about the best way to cut costs -- and pollution -- as part of the transformation.
View ArticleUtah Could See Impacts As Feds Revamp Energy Royalties
The U.S. Department of Interior finalized its new royalty rules June 30, prompting criticism from industry and support among environmental organizations.
View ArticleCrazy Election Year Plays Out in Energy Industry Political Giving
Fossil fuel companies have a history of backing Republican candidates. But this year’s unusual presidential campaign appears to be having a strange ripple effect on political giving -- at least from...
View ArticleBiskupski Pitches Ordinance Tracking Energy Use In Large Buildings
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski has asked the city council to consider an ordinance that she says would dramatically cut back on air pollution. The council will vet the proposal in the coming weeks.
View ArticleEnergy Summit: All-Of-The-Above Is Catch-Phrase For Changing Times
The governor’s sixth annual Energy Development Summit focused on changing with the times. Solar and wind power shared center stage with traditional energy sources, and a familiar refrain kept popping...
View ArticleUtah Joins States Fighting California's Requirement For Carbon-Based Investments
By Madelyn Beck -- Inside Energy California’s Insurance Department says insurance companies working in-state must report carbon-based investments.
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