News Releases Salt Lake County adopts West General Plan The County Council voted to adopt the West General Plan, guiding the long-term vision for conservation and development in the westernmost unincorporated areas of the County, after four years of planning and engagement with municipalities and stakeholders. The Planâs area has a diverse geography, from the shorelines of the Great Salt Lake to the Oquirrh Mountains and south to the Traverse Mountains. The Plan serves as a starting conversation for the region to manage the growth that is coming. (Read More) Rep. Stewart introduces the FORMULA Act in the House Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the FORMULA Act to help American families feed their babies. This legislation will combat domestic baby formula shortages and bolster the supply chain. Recent shortages come in the immediate aftermath of a recall and temporary closure of a major American formula factory, but highlight systematic weaknesses in this vital supply chain. As a result, families in Utah and across the nation are struggling to feed their newborns. âNew mothers are hunting from store to store to feed their infants,â said Rep. Stewart. âThis is heartbreaking to see, and it should never happen in America. (Read More) Are we alone in the cosmos? Space Dynamics Lab to help answer the question Utah State Universityâs Space Dynamics Laboratory announced today that it has delivered a critical subsystem to NASAâs Jet Propulsion Laboratory for integration onto the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The Cryogenic Thermal Subsystem for the Roman Coronagraph Instrument was delivered to JPL at SDLâs facilities on USUâs Innovation Campus. SDL designed, built, tested, and delivered the Cryogenic Thermal Subsystem, which includes two space-qualified radiators, two thermal straps, and support structures that will reject heat generated by the detectors of Romanâs sensitive Coronagraph Instrument. One of two instruments on the Roman Space Telescope, the Roman Coronagraph Instrument will demonstrate technology to enable future missions to discover and characterize planets that could sustain life within their starâs habitable zones. Planets within a habitable zone are those within the range of a star where water could exist on the planetâs surface. (Read More) Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute: Economic and fiscal impact of 2030 Olympics in Utah Estimated economic and fiscal impact shows cumulative $3.9 billion in output The hosting of another Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Utah in 2030 would make a significant economic impact to the state, generating jobs, income, and economic output. An analysis by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute shows this additional impact would build upon the significant success of the 2002 Games, including the subsequent growth in both the stateâs travel and tourism, and sports and entertainment industries. âSalt Lake City enjoys a significant advantage of looking back on the lessons learned from hosting the 2002 Olympic Winter Games when examining the potential economic, social, and environmental impacts of hosting the games in 2030,â said Gardner Institute director Natalie Gochnour. âThe 2002 Games left a lasting legacy on the Beehive State and left us favorably positioned to host another successful event.â (Read More) | 