In the 1980s, a fifth-grade class lobbied for the honeybee to become Utah's official state insect, further cementing our identity as the Beehive State. Currently, Utah is home to over 1,000 native...

  Residents of the Salt Lake valley are no stranger to poor air quality. Inversions are commonplace — clouding the valley with a thick, dark smog that severely affects human health. Each year...

  Last summer, outdoor activities were the only refuge from COVID-19, but the 2020 wildfire season made even that a danger to our health. Whether indoors or out, every breath posed a threat. While...

  In the weeks just prior to President Joe Biden’s inauguration, the Trump administration moved quickly to sell sacred Apache land to Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto. The move was met...

  Today the Utah State Legislature begins its annual General Session, where our senators and representatives will meet to vote on hundreds of bills and resolutions to shape the future of our state....

  As an academically ambitious high school student, I was pushed to join the robotics team. I relished in a community of peers similarly driven to use problem-solving and critical thinking skills....

  "Climate change is the challenge of our lifetime," said Rep. Deb Haaland, Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Interior Department. A welcome change, as the past four years have been dominated...

  Plastic bag consumption is increasing as populations and needs are increasing. “Around 4 to 5 trillion plastic bags were created in 2002” and “roughly 80% of those bags were used in North...

  Don’t get me wrong, the idea behind emissions testing is perfectly sound and I am in full support of taking measures to improve our air quality. Yet, I must admit that I have some serious concerns...

  Salt Lake City is home to the best snow on earth, countless hiking trails and beautiful mountains. But its alluring outdoor landscape and community can never overshadow the notoriously awful...