Gov. Spencer Cox said he remains hopeful that Utah and other Colorado River states can reach an agreement on how to share the river. Failing to do so would be troublesome, officials said.

Every basin is below 80% of the median average, but half — mostly in central and southern Utah — are below 50%. While there are still two months left in the normal snowpack collection season, federal ...

Establishing a dedicated wildlife crossing fund would cement Utah’s position as a national leader in reconnecting landscapes, reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and keeping both people and wildlife ...

This article explains why Utah chose the plains bison as its state animal, and how this iconic species is doing in the state ...

The northern portion of the state is doing slightly better than other areas, but is still recording below-normal levels.

Utah considers designating Android as its official state smartphone platform, a first in the U.S.

Crews in Orem are boring a roughly 1,000-foot tunnel into Provo Canyon and shifting a vulnerable aqueduct out of harm’s way, all to keep drinking water running to more than 1.6 million people along ...

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OREM, Utah — Crews are drilling a tunnel in the side of a mountain to reroute a crucial water pipeline that supplies water to more than 1.6 million Utahns along the Wasatch Front. Drills carved away ...

A tunnel that is part of the Alpine Aqueduct Reach 1 Risk and Resiliency project is pictured Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Orem. A pipeline that is part of the Alpine Aqueduct Reach 1 Risk and ...

Agricultural use remains the biggest consumer in consumption of water that would otherwise make it into the Great Salt Lake, accounting for about 65% of its depletion since 2020. However, a Great Salt ...

According to the Jan. 1 Water Supply Outlook Report of the NRCS-Utah Snow Survey, as of Jan. 1, there were 20 SNOTEL (snowpack measurement) weather stations in Utah that were at record-low snow water ...