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Concurrent Resolution opposing the introduction of wolves clears legislative committee

February 25, 2020 Roger McDonough

(KCPW News) A state legislative committee has advanced a resolution opposing the introduction of wolves in Utah. On Monday, Morgan Republican Rep. Logan Wilde presented House Concurrent Resolution 19 before the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee. Wilde said that his measure was in response to a proposal in neighboring Colorado to introduce wolves near…

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Local News

Wolverine Makes Rare Appearance in Utah

July 2, 2014 Roger McDonough

An animal never-before-photographed in the state has shown up in camera trap shots taken by the Utah DWR. The agency’s cameras caught a wolverine investigating bait (roadkill deer) left by biologists at a site in the Uinta Mountains. KCPW’s Roger McDonough has more.

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Environment

Wildlife Service Drafts New Protection Plan for Utah Beardtongue Flowers

May 7, 2014 Ryan Cunningham

(KCPW News) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a deal in place meant to protect two species of desert flowers native to Utah. However, the proposal would keep both plants off the endangered species list, and that has some conservationists concerned. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has the details.

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Environment

State Gov’t Officials Advocate for Public Lands Transfer

April 21, 2014 Ryan Cunningham

(KCPW News) Last week, Utah legislators hosted a “Legislative Summit on the Transfer of Public Lands,” with representatives from many Western states. Late on Friday afternoon, those lawmakers held a joint press conference to publicly voice their support for a state takeover of federally-managed public lands. But how likely is it that any public lands…

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Education

New Living Planet Aquarium Opens in Draper

March 25, 2014 Ryan Cunningham

(KCPW News) After a few months of setbacks, the new Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper opened its doors to the public on Tuesday. The aquarium in land-locked Utah is now the ninth-biggest aquarium in the United States, and it houses animals such as penguins, otters, sharks, and sting rays. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham got a…

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Environment

Utah Rep. Hopes to Amend Endangered Species Act

March 20, 2014 Ryan Cunningham

(KCPW News) U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart has introduced a bill that would tweak how animals and plants are protected under the Endangered Species Act. The bill, which is cosponsored by fellow Utah Republicans Jason Chaffetz and Rob Bishop, would require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to count animals on private and local land when…

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Environment

Invasive Mussels At Lake Powell Threaten Utah Waters

February 26, 2014 Roger McDonough

(KCPW News) An invasive species of mussels that is flourishing in Utah’s Lake Powell could cause extensive damage in the state, and not just to aquatic ecosystems. KCPW’s Roger McDonough has the story.

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Economy

Lobbyist to Utah Legislature: Plan for EPA Legal Fights

November 25, 2013 Ryan Cunningham

(KCPW News) A lobbyist for Utah energy interests has recommended that the state defend itself from the Sage-Grouse. To explain that proposal, here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham. Correction: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior designates endangered species, not the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA does, however, address environmental impact issues…

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Environment

Environmental and Community Groups Object to Highway Proposal

May 8, 2013 Roger McDonough

(KCPW News) A coalition of environmental and community organizations are asking the Utah Department of Transportation to reevaluate their proposal for the West Davis Corridor – a 24-mile highway that would skirt the Great Salt Lake to the north of the Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area. KCPW’s Roger McDonough tells us more.

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Local News

Goal of New DWR Director: Get Youth Involved

November 21, 2012 Eric Ray

Earlier this week Greg Sheehan, a twenty-year veteran of the Utah Departments of Natural Resources and Wildlife Resources, was named the new director of the DWR. Sheehan is replacing Jim Karpowitz, who is retiring December 1st.

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