Anastasia Hufham

1 week ago | fox13now.com | Anastasia Hufham

Over 18 million acres of Utah’s public land are eligible to be put up for sale under legislation proposed by Sen. Mike Lee. The eligible land features trails, grazing areas and even some of the state’s most popular ski areas. Lee, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released an updated draft of the bill over the weekend that calls for the mandatory sale of Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service Land.

1 week ago | sltrib.com | Anastasia Hufham

1 week ago | moabtimes.com | Anastasia Hufham

Sen. Mike Lee is reviving a push to sell off public lands in Utah and throughout the West — a move that could affect millions of acres across nearly a dozen states. Opponents say selling off public lands — a contentious idea that failed in the U.S. House of Representatives when proposed by Utah Rep. Maloy last month — will fund tax cuts for the rich rather than helping communities.

1 week ago | sltrib.com | Anastasia Hufham

Turning on the lights all across Utah - in Bountiful, Logan, Hurricane, Murray, St. George or Blanding - happens instantaneously. But all of those cities receive some electrical power from hundreds of miles away, as water from the Colorado River system rushes through turbines inside Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell, producing affordable, carbon-free hydropower - enabling those lights to glow.

2 weeks ago | moabtimes.com | Anastasia Hufham

In May, hydrologists forecasted that spring runoff into Lake Powell would be the lowest in years. A month later, the projections have only worsened. The Colorado Basin River Forecast Center reported on June 1 that the amount of water expected to flow into Lake Powell between April and July this year will be 45% of average. “Average,” in forecasting, refers to the average runoff between 1991 and 2020. The June forecast follows a consistent decline since the start of winter.