The Provo metropolitan area has met air quality standards for the first time in 15 years, according to a news release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA declared Wednesday that the Salt Lake City and Provo areas have met the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality ...
Utah’s data centers would have to report to the state how much water they’re using every year under a proposal advancing at the state Legislature. The vast centers housing rows of servers would have to pay up if they don’t disclose water use, said Rep. Jill Koford, R-Ogden. The bill ...
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a significant change to missionary requirements in a Friday news release. Effective immediately, women may begin full-time missionary service at 18 following high school graduation or an equivalent. The ...
With some lawmakers again accusing the Utah Supreme Court of “legislating from the bench,” a legislative committee on Wednesday advanced a bill meant to fix a government immunity issue that its sponsor blamed on “judicial incompetence.” In its last committee meeting before the Utah ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday it will discontinue the Saturday evening session of its semiannual general conference. According to a news release, the decision was made by the First Presidency and will go into effect in April 2026. The church said it will ...
Over the next four decades, Utah’s population is on track to rise from about 3.6 million residents today to more than 5.6 million — an increase of 2 million people, or roughly the size of Idaho’s current population. That’s according to a new report published Tuesday by the University ...
