Federal data typically focuses on the total amount of water stored, but some water has to stay in reservoirs to keep dams working. That means even less is available for cities and farms.

Utah’s top-ranking lawmaker says he has sent a letter to Kevin O’Leary demanding changes to his plan to build the Stratos data center in Box Elder County.

That includes expanded opportunities at places like Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge, as well as entirely new locations. It's part of wider efforts to remove barriers to hunting on federal lands.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters discuss the LDS church tracking system, the sociology of water use, and potential slowing of data centers in one Utah county.

Colorado adopted a code last year, with enforcement expected to begin this year. Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, and Wyoming, meanwhile, have no statewide wildfire building codes.

Three weeks after the Box Elder County commission voted in favor of a 40,000 acre data center, Grow the Flow held a public forum to educate Utah residents on what's coming.

Over seven recent years, U.S. Forest Service projects helped communities avoid almost $3 billion in fire-related harm, according to a new study.

Too much rain at once after dry spells can make it hard for water to absorb into soil. Corey Lesk, co-author of a new study, described it as "asking the land to drink from a firehouse."

Currently, park superintendents can add more restrictions on top of state rules. A new federal directive, however, questions whether some restrictions are already "unlawful barriers" to hunting.

Kimberly Blaeser is an Anishinaabe activist and environmentalist. She is founding director of Indigenous Nations Poets and past Wisconsin Poet Laureate.