Water conservation strategies from the Utah Rivers Council
Utah Rivers Council (URC) has initiated a new water conservation campaign for Utah called 40 by 30—the goal is to reduce daily water consumption per person 40% by 2030. Water conservation is necessary...
View ArticleA Banner Year for Air Quality Bills
Not all was won; but many steps were taken in the direction toward cleaner air for all Utahns. During the 2018 Legislative Session, I was closely watching proposed “clean air legislation” that...
View ArticleYouth Action: Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainability
The University of Utah’s Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund. About 150,000 honey bees living in a dozen hives call the University of Utah home. You’ll find them in the rooftop garden just off the third...
View ArticleThe Artful Dam
The Draw at Sugar House is heavily engineered to halt the progress of a major flood. It also tells a story of Utah’s past, and offers pleasure for those who visit it. This is an important project, and...
View ArticleDon’t Get Me Started: This is your brain on bad science
Salt Lake City to be test dummy for 5G-and-beyond technology. The next, next big thing in telecommunications will be prototyped in Salt Lake City over the next five years. With funding from the...
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The Living Building Challenge: a new standard for eco-friendly building that...
As I live and breathe, Living Buildings are coming to Utah!! A Living Building is a building that collects rainwater, has its own sewage treatment plant and produces and stores all the power its...
View ArticleA legacy worth keeping
Legacy Parkway residents are fighting to protect a cherished Utah roadway. In the face of opposing forces they’re not giving up. When North Salt Lake resident Angie Keeton recently learned that large...
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On the cover: March 2019
Kristen O’Brien finishing the ’truth window’ in home number 5 in Moab, Utah – Spring 2013. The ’truth window’ shows you what is inside your walls and has turned into an artistic tradition in Community...
View ArticlePesticide free Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City explores and encourages organic methods for yard care Healthy lawns and weed-free gardens are a primary goal for many householders. However, these desires are often followed closely...
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SLC Sustainability department hellos and goodbyes
Bridget Stuchly has left her position as Salt Lake City Department of Sustainability’s program manager, and now lives in Spain. Supreet Gill, the former Program Manager of the Salt Lake County Urban...
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