How is Utah doing 50 years after the Clean Water Act?

The Clean Water Act promised fishable and swimmable waterways by 1983.

Today, half of the 1.4 million miles of rivers and streams that have been assessed by states are polluted to the point they are classified as impaired, said Eric Schaeffer, executive director of the Environmental Integrity Project.

Schaeffer's organization released a new report that analyzed states’ data submitted to the EPA regarding pollution in rivers and streams, lakes, bays and estuaries.

How is Utah's water doing?

What Mitt Romney says about Republican attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson

Some Republicans, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, have questioned Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson about her sentencing of child pornographers.

“It struck me that it was off course, meaning the attacks were off course that came from some,” Utah Sen. Mitt Romney told The Washington Post on Tuesday.

Romney, who is not on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has not yet met with Jackson. Earlier this month, he called Jackson an experienced jurist and said that he looked forward to reviewing her record and testimony and evaluating her qualifications to serve on the nation’s highest court.

Read more about Jackson’s confirmation hearings before the Judiciary Committee.

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Analysis: Could 2023 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City be in jeopardy because of HB11?

A special session of the Utah Legislature is set to take place Friday in order to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of HB11, a bill that would ban transgender girls from competing in girls high school sports events.

If HB11 becomes law, there could be ramifications that extend well beyond the world of Utah high school sports, including the state potentially having the 2023 All-Star Game pulled as a result of the controversial bill.

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