Emma Pitts

1 day ago | deseret.com | Emma Pitts

Industrial geothermal energy has been used for nearly two centuries. It's not a new concept, but in the United States, it's taken a backseat to other renewable energy sources like wind and hydropower. One company is trying to change that. Founded in 2017, Texas-based Fervo Energy is making groundbreaking moves in the clean energy landscape, and they're doing it in Utah's desert.

2 days ago | deseret.com | Emma Pitts

When people picture the Wild West, they usually conjure up a scene from hundreds of years ago. But as you listen to Steve "Tberry" Young's stories, you realize the West is still pretty wild. Young stepped down as a Canyonlands National Park District ranger last year after decades of working for the National Park Service. But he tells personal stories that sound more like a Clint Eastwood film than real life in 2025.

2 days ago | deseret.com | Emma Pitts

As the nation seeks to unleash energy production, geothermal has been a high-profile source of attention for multiple presidential administrations because it is clean and renewable, but the average American doesn't seem to know about it. Geothermal energy is a renewable resource that comes from heated rocks and liquids stored deep in the Earth. When that energy is released naturally to the earth's surface, hot springs, geysers and volcanoes form - typically near tectonic plates.

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Emma Pitts

As the nation seeks to unleash energy production, geothermal has been a high-profile source of attention for multiple presidential administrations because it is clean and renewable, but the average American doesn’t seem to know about it. Geothermal energy is a renewable resource that comes from heated rocks and liquids stored deep in the Earth. When that energy is released naturally to the earth‘s surface, hot springs, geysers and volcanoes form — typically near tectonic plates.

4 days ago | deseret.com | Emma Pitts

In a world that is becoming less social as technology advances - working from home, online dating and streaming entertainment - there's one career that thrives on human interaction, for both good and bad: law enforcement. When the Deseret News asked law enforcement officers about the best part of their jobs, the most frequent answer given was "helping people.""We're in the people business, and so it's really an opportunity to make a difference," Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said.