AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoLake Powell: Falling water levels have cut off easy public access to Rainbow Bridge; visitors now face a difficult, muddy route after docks were removed. Public Lands: A federal judge reopened lawsuits challenging the shrinking of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Arizona has also joined a lawsuit over the federal Colorado River plan, raising the stakes for water-sharing across the basin. Water and Growth: A new water application has revealed more about a massive proposed data center in Utah, while Cedar City plans to reuse treated wastewater for parks and other green spaces. Local Impacts: Millcreek is challenging an air-quality permit for a proposed Parleys Canyon quarry, and the Forest Service plans controlled burns in Millcreek and Parleys canyons. Most Utahns say they would accept higher taxes or water bills to help replenish the Great Salt Lake.
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