Environment & Outdoors

Police have arrested the person who may have been ripping out and stealing AC units and taking the ...
Tom Haraldsen

Air conditioning unit stolen from Taylorsville animal clinic

The air conditioning unit at Midvalley Animal Clinic was stolen Monday night, according to the office manager.
3 years ago
Deer Creek Reservoir in Wasatch County pictured....
Mariah Maynes

Deer Creek Reservoir Dam receiving improvements

The aging Deer Creek Reservoir dam is receiving some improvements, which are designed to keep the lake and the Provo River healthy.
3 years ago
UDOT released an animated video Tuesday, June 29, 2021, that depicts what a gondola system would lo...
Simone Seikaly

UDOT chooses gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon

UDOT reports the gondola option for Little Cottonwood Canyon "best meets the project purpose," namely, improving traffic in the canyon.
3 years ago
Smoke billows from a fire near I-70. A wildfire has closed I-70 in both directions, just west of th...
Simone Seikaly

Wildfire closes I-70 near Utah Colorado border

Firefighters do not yet know what caused the blaze that has closed I-70 just west of the Utah-Colorado border.
3 years ago
Air quality in Utah was not good Monday, according to the director of the Utah Division of Air Qual...
Becky Bruce

Air quality was unhealthy Monday, not expected to improve for a few days

Air quality in Utah is expected to be unhealthy for the next few days, according to the Director of the Utah Division of Air Quality.
3 years ago
The Salt Lake County Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice Initiatives just received a $2 million co...
Mark Jones

Salt Lake County mayor ends flooding state of emergency

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson announced the end of the flooding state of emergency on Monday.
3 years ago
Allessandra Harris Gurr

The number one cause of weather-related deaths: Heat

High temperatures can lead to dangerous heat-related diseases. Experts give advice on how to prevent issues in high heat.
3 years ago
Comparison between July 22, 2022 and June 5, 2023 as Great Salt Lake gains over five feet of water ...
Adam Small

Great Salt Lake gains over five feet of water ahead of summer evaporation

What a winter. Yes, we're still saying that in July as The Great Salt Lake gains over five feet of water. A cooler June also helped.
3 years ago
Local researchers are trying to figure out whether U.S. Magnesium's refinery or the Great Salt Lake...
Adam Small

What’s behind the Great Salt Lake’s air problems?

Researchers are trying to figure out if U.S. Magnesium's refinery or the lake itself is causing some of the Great Salt Lake's air problems.
3 years ago
"SLC Turf Trade," a special blend of grass seed that uses less water is selling out at stores....
Ben Winslow, FOX 13

A special turf that uses less water in Utah’s drought is growing in popularity

"SLC Turf Trade," is a special blend of grass seed being offered by Salt Lake City Public Utilities that uses up to 40% less water.
3 years ago
Setting off a firework can cause pollution, but it depends what time of day you're setting them off...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Firework pollution isn’t as serious as it seems

The smoke in the sky after July's celebrations with a firework or two isn't the summer pollution Utahns should worry about.
3 years ago
Earth recorded its hottest day on record on Monday with a global average temperature of 62 degrees....
Mark Jones

Earth hit its hottest day on record Monday, expert weighs in

Earth recorded the hottest day on record on Monday with a global average temperature of 62 degrees. One expert says there are reasons to be concerned.
3 years ago
Jayden Sperry outside his home with parts of the crashed tree. (Shelby Lofton, KSL TV)...
BY SHELBY LOFTON AND MICHAEL HOUCK, KSL TV

High winds crash large tree into Salem house, displacing family

Sperry said that pieces of his neighbor’s tree burst through the air during the storm, with the rest of the tree crashing into his home.
3 years ago
A windstorm that knocked out power to nearly 16,000 customers in Spanish Fork on Monday left a lot ...
Simone Seikaly

Spanish Fork officials waive load limits for storm-related debris

Through mid-July, Spanish Fork residents will be able to drop off storm-related debris through the Green Waste Voucher program.
3 years ago
Great Salt Lake gains over five feet...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

How much did Utah’s record snowpack help the Great Salt Lake?

One year later, the lake is starting to decline again — but it's undoubtedly in a much-better place than it was those 12 months ago.
3 years ago
Monday evening's severe thunderstorm did damage to this home in Riverdale. Photo credit: Alan Murph...
Mark Jones

From heat to thunderstorms, Monday was active for Utah weather

On Monday, Utah weather went from triple digits in Salt Lake City to severe thunderstorms with wind speeds of up to 70 miles per hour.
3 years ago
fireworks and an american flag...
Aimee Cobabe

Hold off on fireworks until the wind dies down, meteorologist says

The weather leading up to the Fourth of July is going to be a little rocky as the valley faces high winds and chances of thunderstorms.
3 years ago
uta bus pictured, a uta bus scavenger hunt kicked off july 3...
Michael Camit

UTA scavenger hunt promotes wiser travel, offers Twilight Concert tickets

This is the Utah Transit Authority first year doing this hunt. The UTA scavenger hunt promotes the state's annual Clear the Air challenge.
3 years ago
triple-digit heat thermometer reads 100...
Adam Small

Salt Lake hits 100 degrees for the first time this year

If we don't reach triple-digits on Monday, there is about a 10% chance of hitting it sometime between Friday and next Monday.
3 years ago
Utah Division of Wildlife Rescources, University of Utah and Westminster College scientists visit G...
Leia Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune

Thousands of nesting birds have vanished at Great Salt Lake’s Gunnison Island

Flocks of birds that once darkened the sky have disappeared, and scientists say land bridges from persistent low water levels are likely to blame.
3 years ago
Alaa Elassar, CNN

Smoke will keep pouring into the US as long as fires are burning in Canada. Here’s why they aren’t being put out

(CNN) — Another wave of wildfire smoke has drifted into the US, dimming blue summer skies and igniting troubling concerns regarding the increasing frequency of fires, and what they have to do with climate change. More than 100 million people are under air quality alerts from Wisconsin to Vermont and down to North Carolina as smoke from Canadian wildfires […]
3 years ago
WEBER COUNTY --The bluehead sucker is a native fish species that lives in the Weber River, and the ...
Dan Bammes

DWR plans to double the population of declining fish species

The bluehead sucker is a native fish species that lives in the Weber River, and the DWR plans to stock the river next week with fish raised in a hatchery.
3 years ago
Drivers in parts of Salt Lake and Tooele counties could be facing some winter driving conditions du...
Mark Jones

It’s about to get a whole lot warmer in Utah

Utah is about to get warmer. The National Weather Service says Salt Lake City should receive its first 100-degree day on Monday.
3 years ago
Kennecott copper mine...
Peter Johnston

Kennecott to get $918 billion from Rio Tinto to fuel EV demand for copper

Kennecott could be one of the main drivers of America's electrification process for a price.
3 years ago