BLM Approves Plan for Drilling Near Desolation Canyon
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved a plan proposed by Gasco to drill 1,300 new oil and gas wells in eastern Utah over the next 15 years. Some of the wells will be drilled in the...
View ArticleDemocratic Senate Candidate Scott Howell: Renewable Energy is Homeland Security
Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Scott Howell was at the Olympus Hills Sinclair Gas Station today talking to voters about his energy plan.Howell approached drivers as they pulled up to the gas...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Tuesday October 9, 2012
The countdown continues in our series on the Utah Priorities Project, the Utah State Board of Education selects a new Superintendent, and Rocky Mountain Power announces a plan to help encourage the use...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Wednesday October 10, 2012
Our Series on the Utah Priorities Project breaks into the top three, Utah Lawmakers announce a new plan to tackle child poverty, and the state names a new President at Weber State University.
View ArticleStudy Shows Utah Could Save Twice as Much with Energy Efficiency Programs
A new study shows that efficiency programs could save Utah residents and businesses 1.7 billion dollars by 2020. A group of energy experts gathered at the state Capitol last week to present their...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency Changes Proposed for Utah Building Code
The Utah legislature will be looking at changes to the state's building code to make homes and businesses much more energy efficient. Garbett Homes’ Terra Sol development in South Salt Lake meets and...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Wednesday October 17, 2012
Salt Lake County Mayoral candidate Ben McAdams lays out his economic development plan, the Utah legislature is looking at making changes to the building code, and Rocky Mountain Power is shutting down...
View ArticleEnergy Production on Utah's Public Lands
Among the many points of contention during the presidential debates was the status of energy production across the United States. President Obama argues that more oil and natural gas are being...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Tuesday November 20, 2012
Governor Herbert sends a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the “Tar Sands Monster” pays a visit to downtown Salt Lake City, and the Utah State Board of Regents OK’s a policy...
View ArticleTooele County Nuclear Storage Site Canceled
After major opposition from Utah’s top elected officials a group of utility companies has once and for all scrapped their plans to build an above ground nuclear waste storage facility in Tooele County....
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Friday January 4, 2013
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gives Utah conditional approval for their state run health exchange, a University of Utah program tries to give children with Autism a better quality of...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists Wary of EnergySolutions Acquisition
Salt Lake City nuclear waste company EnergySolutions announced Monday that it will be acquired by private equity firm Energy Capital Partners. But numerous parties are questioning the deal, including...
View ArticleUtah Congressmen Push for More Energy Development in Utah, Environmental...
Members of Utah’s congressional delegation called for more energy development during a panel at the Governor’s Energy Development Summit. But the discussion wasn’t without some push back from local...
View ArticleChaffetz Warns of Imminent Cyber-Attack
Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz told members of the Utah Legislature to be prepared for an imminent cyber-attack during remarks made in both the House and Senate chambers Friday.Republican...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Wednesday February 20, 2013
Governor Gary Herbert weighs in on a potential statewide anti-discrimination bill, the Utah Senate gives preliminary approval to a bill that would require the state to collect abortion statistics, and...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Tuesday March 26, 2013
The U.S. Interior Department announces a plan to develop Utah tar sands, a sweetheart deal could end up saving Salt Lake County millions of dollars, and the University of Utah begins an investigation...
View ArticleUtah Exceeding Expectations in 100K Jobs in 1,000 Days Goal
Utah Governor Gary Herbert says his office is exceeding expectations at the half-way point of a goal to create 100 thousand jobs in one thousand days.Speaking at a high tech manufacturing plant that...
View ArticleGeothermal Energy Becoming a Low Cost Option in Utah
With the recent cold snap, December’s natural gas bill will be higher for most residents, but there is form of underground energy that is keeping one Utah family warm for almost nothing.About a year...
View ArticleLocal and State Leaders Discuss Rural Issues at State Capitol
Local leaders and Utah lawmakers representing rural areas of the state gathered at the State Capitol today for the legislatures annual Rural Day to discuss their priorities for this year’s legislative...
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