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Can mimicking beavers help save the Great Salt Lake? |
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| | The ailing Great Salt Lake has garnered national attention amid Utah's drought struggles, and both conservationists and politicians have offered their proposals to aid in the dwindling water levels of the lake. One group, the Emigration Canyon Sustainability Alliance, originally formed by local residents, is exploring new methods "to improve water quality, increase stream flows and protect wildlife through groundwater studies, septic system planning and other actions." An approach the group and many others in the West are taking is to model the natural behaviors of the North American beaver, a crucial and necessary species in its habitat. Specifically, environment groups are mimicking the large rodents' building habits via beaver dam analogs — man-made replicas of natural beaver dams. | If you missed the latest developments in the legal battle over Utah's transgender high school sports ban, here's your chance to get caught up. Earlier this week, a judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit from three transgender girls, allowing legal proceedings to continue. On Thursday, that same judge heard arguments from attorneys on the topic of whether to issue an injunction that would halt enforcement of the new law that prevents them from doing so. Read more about the arguments from both sides. More in Politics: Will the DOJ’s investigation hurt Trump or make him more popular? (Deseret News) Perspective: Why Republicans' road to a Senate majority will be an uphill climb (Deseret News) ‘Was it nuclear? Heck, maybe it was aliens.’ Utah Rep. Chris Stewart defends Donald Trump, calls for details on documents seized from Mar-a-Lago (The Salt Lake Tribune 🔒) | FROM OUR SPONSOR UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Dinner Party Anyone? For those who love to play the timeless board game Clue or who love to watch the cult classic film of the same name, you don’t want to miss Utah Shakespeare Festival’s production of "Clue." Same zany characters, same zany whodunnit! Visit bard.org or call 1-800-PLAYTIX for tickets and info. #utahshakes | Health: Here’s why Utah is looking at monitoring wastewater for polio (Deseret News) Does the digital age create hypochondriacs around mental illness? (Deseret News) Education: How you can help Utah's refugee children with school supplies (KSL-TV) Why is there a teacher shortage? (Deseret News) Environment: There's $4B for West drought relief in the climate bill. Here's how it could be used (CNN) Utah’s monsoon has loosened some fire restrictions but the drought still persists (KUER) Wasatch Front: Meteor likely cause of boom heard across Wasatch Front, experts say (KSL.com) Reward now $100K for information to solve 6-year-old Rosie Tapia's murder (KSL.com) The Nation: Mississippi to send back federal money meant to aid residents struggling to pay rent (NBC News) The Department of Justice is investigating the Southern Baptist Convention’s sexual abuse crisis (Deseret News) The World: Brazil's firearm ownership booms, and gun laws loosen, under President Bolsonaro (NPR) Taliban break up rare protest by Afghan women in Kabul (BBC News) Trending: Why competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ is so important for this new Utah mom (Deseret News) What is DALL-E Mini? How an AI image generator is making the internet’s weirdest memes (Deseret News) Sports: It’s still possible Donovan Mitchell could be in a Utah Jazz jersey this season (Deseret News) Why are there so many crypto ads on sports broadcasts? (Deseret News) |
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