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Swallow’s fate in House GOP’s hands today	19.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Robert Gehrke \| The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 19, 2013 07:44AM MDT As Republican House members prepared to meet Wednesday to discuss how to deal with a string of allegations against Attorney General John Swallow, a key lawmaker said it is “highly likely” the House will investigate the charges even as Swallow made a last-ditch attempt to explain the accusations against him. House Majority Leader Brad Dee, R-Ogden, said Tuesday that he believes it is “highly likely” that the House will proceed with an investigation into the allegations against Swallow. He said i... ...
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Swallow’s fate in House GOP’s hands Wednesday	19.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 18, 2013 04:45PM MDT Six months after the initial allegations of impropriety were leveled against Attorney General John Swallow, House Republicans will meet Wednesday to discuss their options for dealing with the festering scandal, including the potential for impeaching a state official for the first time in Utah history. “We’ve tried to be very serious and very methodical and focus on the process, making sure that if we go forward with this, that we do it right,” House Speaker Becky Lockhart, R-Provo, said Tuesday.... ...
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‘Anti-corruption rally’ sets sights on Attorney General John Swallow	19.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
the Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 18, 2013 12:41PM MDT A liberal-leaning group is calling on Utahns to attend an “anti-corruption rally” Wednesday in the Utah Capitol Rotunda to protest against embattled Attorney General John Swallow. The 11 a.m. demonstration will coincide with an 11:30 a.m. Capitol caucus of House Republicans about whether to launch formal impeachment proceedings against the state’s top cop. The Alliance for a Better Utah — whose complaint to the lieutenant governor’s office has prompted plans to hire a special counsel to investig... ...
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Potassium exploration project approved	14.6.2013	Telluride: News
A project to explore the southwest corner of San Miguel County for potassium reserves has been given the green light from the BLM.
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert: I would fire John Swallow	12.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 11, 2013 08:46PM MDT West Valley City • Gov. Gary Herbert is “increasingly alarmed” at reports of ethical violations by John Swallow and said he would have fired Utah’s attorney general if Swallow worked for him. “I can tell you from my own viewpoint, again, I’m increasingly alarmed with the stuff that’s bubbling out, what I consider ethical challenges, ethical violations,” Herbert said Tuesday. “I can only say if he worked with me before, with all that is coming out, he wouldn’t be working for me today.” The gover... ...
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert: I would fire A.G. John Swallow	12.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 11, 2013 04:40PM MDT West Valley City • Gov. Gary Herbert is “increasingly alarmed” at reports of ethical violations by John Swallow and said he would have fired Utah’s attorney general if Swallow worked for him. “I can tell you from my own viewpoint, again, I’m increasingly alarmed with the stuff that’s bubbling out, the stuff that is ethical challenges, ethical violations,” Herbert said Tuesday. “I can only say if he worked with me before, with all that is coming out, he wouldn’t be working for me today.” The gove... ...
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Lawmaker starts cleaning uranium mines	11.6.2013	Durango Herald
State Rep. Don Coram is taking steps to clean up and shut down four uranium mines he owns, making him among the first uranium mine operators in Colorado to call it quits for now and restore the land to its pre-mined condition.
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Utah Senate Dems seek hearing on Swallow allegations	11.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 10, 2013 05:17PM MDT Senate Democrats are seeking a legislative hearing to examine the allegations of misconduct leveled against Attorney General John Swallow, joining a similar request last week from their colleagues in the House. “I want to emphasize this is not about impeachment,” Senate Minority Leader Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake City, said Monday. “We believe the public has the right to know what’s going on.” Davis said the five Senate Democrats would like to see witnesses called before the July meeting of the Legi... ...
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The latest: Channel Island foxes rebound	10.6.2013	High Country News Most Recent
A massive restoration effort has helped the tiny fox recover.
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Conservation goals in Jackson Hole collide with a need for worker housing	10.6.2013	High Country News Most Recent
In Wyoming's top resort town, the desire to protect the environment and the community's character kills big affordable housing projects.
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Cheatgrass and raptors	10.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
Published Jun 9, 2013 05:09PM MDT The peregrine falcons nesting on the Joseph Smith Building aren’t the only birds having a tough time (“Despite 4 eggs, peregrine falcons may have only one offspring,” Tribune, May 28). Other wild raptors, notably golden eagles, are struggling in Utah’s West Desert. Unlike downtown’s peregrines, scientists have some ideas about what’s causing the eagles’ decline. Recent studies show that the spread of invasive — and extremely flammable — cheatgrass pushed the eagles over the edge in 2007, when la... ...
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Amid Swallow flap, Utah lawmakers brush up on impeachment	9.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 9, 2013 12:12AM MDT As controversy over embattled Attorney General John Swallow has led legislators to dust off and study Utah’s impeachment process, they find themselves in largely uncharted territory. The state Legislature has never conducted an impeachment trial and has begun the process just once — a decade ago for a judge who resigned before the investigation could get underway. That lack of precedence leaves lawmakers with wide latitude in deciding what an impeachable offense is, as well as how to investiga... ...
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Cheatgrass cheating eagles out of habitat	9.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Brett Prettyman The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 9, 2013 01:01AM MDT Juab County • The natural instinct to defend themselves took different courses for the two young golden eagle siblings in the nest atop the juniper tree. The male eaglet stood his ground, displaying an already formidable beak and talons in an effort to stare down the threat. The female lay under her wings hoping the intruder would mistake her as part of the carrion-littered nest. Neither tactic worked against HawkWatch International field technician Eric Chabot, who placed hoods on the chicks, g... ...
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Shooting yourself in the foot--literally	6.6.2013	High Country News Most Recent
And more oddities from Heard Around the West
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Scientists warn Atlantic puffins in peril in US	3.6.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
PORTLAND, Maine—The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world.
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As his industry faced scrutiny, Utah lawmaker donated to Swallow	2.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Tom Harvey The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 1, 2013 10:50PM MDT When state Sen. Aaron Osmond and colleagues in the build-your-personal-wealth industry believed they needed a friend in Utah government, they turned to John Swallow — and in a big-money way. Osmond’s companies — he was CEO at several — donated $100,000 in 2011 to Swallow’s successful attorney general campaign. That amount represents the campaign’s largest cluster of contributions, not counting the cash from Swallow’s predecessor, Mark Shurtleff, and Republican Party entities. Osmond was hardly ... ...
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Scientists examine the ethics of reviving extinct animal species	2.6.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
The world's last passenger pigeons perished a century ago. But a Santa Cruz-based research project could send them flocking into the skies again, using genetic engineering to restore the
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Four West End mines slated for clean-up	1.6.2013	Telluride: News
Four uranium mines in the West End that have sat idle for many years are heading toward final reclamation.
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5-year-old drowning victim identified	1.6.2013	Steamboat Pilot
An autopsy has confirmed that a 5-year-old boy drowned after falling into a pond in the southernmost part of Routt County on Thursday.
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Tiny foxes rescued from extinction	30.5.2013	From the Blogs
A restoration success story on the Channel Islands
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