Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Water Use in Atacama Salt Flat Trips Up Chilean Lithium Miner - Bloomberg Environment

Lithium producer SQM could face millions in fines after a Chilean court rejected its plan to reduce the amount of water the company extracts from the Salar de Atacama, an environmentally sensitive salt flat in the north of the country. In a Dec. 26 ruling, Chile’s First Environmental Court based in...
Share:

Salt Lake City is closing popular Artesian Well Park for significant renovations - Salt Lake Tribune

A small Salt Lake City park popular for its artesian well water is being temporarily closed. Construction barriers now surround Artesian Well Park, at 808 S. 500 East, and work has started to improve the look of the 0.10-acre green space, strip away some of the brick and improve access to the well’s...
Share:

Salt Lake Mormon temple begins its 4-year renovation - Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — The line outside the Salt Lake Temple began to form at 4 a.m. on Saturday as eager members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sought to take part in the last ordinances to be performed in the temple until 2024. When the day ended after a final “spiritually serene” session,...
Share:

New Year's storm to bring snow to most of Utah - Salt Lake Tribune

Plan to ring in the new year with heavy snow in the forecast. The new year is blustering into Utah, with winter storms expected to bring snow to most of the state by Wednesday. Look for 4 to 8 inches of snow in the cities along the Wasatch Front, with 10 to 20 inches projected in the Uinta and...
Share:

These are The Salt Lake Tribune's most-read stories of 2019 - Salt Lake Tribune

A lot happened in Utah in 2019. There were joyous stories that inspired hope and optimism for the future, and there were a few that broke hearts and sparked efforts for change. The Salt Lake Tribune was there to cover them all — with help from the readers who support our work. Here’s a look at the...
Share:

Police issue Silver Alert for 81-year-old man - Salt Lake Tribune

The South Salt Lake Police Department issued a Silver Alert on Monday night for an 81-year-old Latino man they say walked away from the 820 Apartments at 829 W. Creek Bend Drive (3900 South). Oscar DeLeon — who is 5 foot 2, walks with a cane and has gray hair and a mustache — was last seen at 3...
Share:

Monday, December 30, 2019

Mayors unveil U.N. mural in Salt Lake City - Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson helped dedicate a new mural at the Salt Palace on Monday. The mural commemorates the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference, which took place in Salt Lake City in August. The mural was created by Tooele-based Digital...
Share:

Owner of Sorghum & Salt in downtown Charleston defends work environment and his beet dish - Charleston Post Courier

The owner of a downtown Charleston restaurant which this weekend lost three of its top employees following an incident they felt epitomized his lack of respect for their work is challenging their assertion that he doesn’t support local food. In a statement issued Monday afternoon, Sorghum & Salt...
Share:

Utah is the nation's fastest-growing state this decade - Salt Lake Tribune

The agency reported that Utah’s population this year is 3,205,958 — up 16% in the decade, from 2,763,891 in 2010. That increase of 442,000 people is roughly the equivalent of adding the combined populations of the state’s three biggest cities: Salt Lake City, West Valley City and Provo. The next-fastest...
Share:

Salt Lake City is one of the least rudest cities in America, study shows - KUTV 2News

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Salt Lake City is one of the least rudest cities in America, study shows  KUTV 2News "salt" - Google News December 30, 2019 at 10:11PM https://ift.tt/39pvZTh Salt Lake City is one of the least rudest cities in America, study shows - KUTV 2News "salt" - Google News https://ift.tt/36cjMPq Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment...
Share:

Tribune Editorial: Drive against bad tax package takes form - Salt Lake Tribune

People who are upset with the way they are being governed have taken to the streets by the tens of thousands in some of the world’s greatest cities — London, Paris, Hong Kong and Seoul. It is impressive but not, always, effective. In another of the world’s greatest cities — Salt Lake City — a handful...
Share:

An Exclusive Look Inside Tan France’s Salt Lake City Home - Architectural Digest

The phrase dream home may be thrown about quite liberally, but in Tan France’s case, there is no more apt description for his Salt Lake City house. France, and his husband, artist Rob France, had scouted its neighborhood for seven years, fantasizing about the day when they’d be financially secure enough...
Share:

How Utahns' health changed this decade - Salt Lake Tribune

The Salt Lake Tribune is examining the trends that have fundamentally changed the state in the 2010s. It is hard to ignore the seemingly ubiquitous vaping or the enduring tragedy of overdose deaths. Here are five major health trends from the the past 10 years: Vape smoke surrounds Utah high school...
Share: