WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Chemicals] -- The American Chemistry Council posted the following news release: * * * ACC Welcomes Senate Reintroduction of the Chemical Tax Repeal Act WASHINGTON (Feb. 19, 2025) - The American Chemistry Council (ACC) issued the following statement from President and CEO Chris Jahn in response to reintroduction of the Chemical Tax Repeal Act by Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and John Cornyn (R-Texas)  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 18 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2025: * * * Conservationists move to protect "Moab-3," rare milkvetch plants in Utah Drought and climate change threaten flowering beauties Contacts Casey Bage, cbage@wildearthguardians.org WASHINGTON --Today, WildEarth Guardians challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (Service) decision to deny Endangered Species Act protections for three imperiled plants found only near Arches Natio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Utah Below is a continuously updated list of Utah good news arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017. Per IRS data: 279,790 Utah households are benefiting from the TCJA's doubling of the child tax credit. Every income group in every Utah congressional district received a tax cu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Legal Intervention Defends Clean Air from Fossil Fuel Industry in Utah's Uinta Basin DENVER-- Environmental and public health groups filed a motion Thursday to join a federal lawsuit defending the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to strengthen clean air safeguards in northeastern Utah's Uinta Basin. "We're fighting back against greedy polluters asking the court fo  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2024, to the Salt Lake Tribune: * * * I'm a Scientist and Sleep Expert. Utah Needs to See the Light on Daylight Saving Time By Wendy M. Troxel The Utah House's recent passage of HB120, which proposes a temporary switch to permanent standard time until federal law permits permanent daylight saving time (DST), addresses the widely held desire to eliminate the biannual clock changes. However, the disc  more