Colton Lochhead
@coltonlochhead.bsky.social
Open Lands and Southern Utah Editor @sltrib.com
Past: Statehouse/Politics/Environment @Reviewjournal
Let's chat: [email protected]
Past: Statehouse/Politics/Environment @Reviewjournal
Let's chat: [email protected]
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A new, free newspaper will serve people in Washington County — home to more than 200,000 people today and an anticipated 460,000 in the future — with news and information that’s just for them.
Lauren Gustus: We’re launching The Southern Utah Tribune
A new, free newspaper will serve people in Washington County — home to more than 200,000 people today and an anticipated 460,000 in the future — with news and information that’s just for them.
www.sltrib.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A new, free newspaper will serve people in Washington County — home to more than 200,000 people today and an anticipated 460,000 in the future — with news and information that’s just for them.
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get mr beast away from my football i shouldnt even have to know he exists, this is a breach of trust
September 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
get mr beast away from my football i shouldnt even have to know he exists, this is a breach of trust
Script writers really went deep in their bag for the NFL season premiere
September 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Script writers really went deep in their bag for the NFL season premiere
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A judge threw out Utah’s congressional maps and ordered the Legislature to draw new districts that comply with the 2018 voter-backed Better Boundaries initiative, which sought to ban partisan gerrymandering.
Utah judge tosses Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional maps, orders new maps redrawn
A judge threw out Utah’s congressional maps and ordered the Legislature to draw new districts that comply with the 2018 voter-backed Better Boundaries initiative, which sought to ban partisan gerrymandering.
www.sltrib.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A judge threw out Utah’s congressional maps and ordered the Legislature to draw new districts that comply with the 2018 voter-backed Better Boundaries initiative, which sought to ban partisan gerrymandering.
A top Utah official helped a family member land more than $200K in grants from the state.
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A top Utah official helped his cousin get $200K in state grants
Utah DNR Executive Director Joel Ferry says his name wouldn’t have influenced whether his cousin’s Box Elder County farm received the grants, but critics say these successful applications raise questi...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A top Utah official helped a family member land more than $200K in grants from the state.
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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Mike Lee, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released updates to his public land sell-off bill over the weekend.
From ski resorts to popular trails, see the public land Mike Lee proposes selling across the West
Mike Lee, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released updates to his public land sell-off bill over the weekend.
www.sltrib.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Mike Lee, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released updates to his public land sell-off bill over the weekend.
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Under Biden last year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation finalized a decision to allow releases of water to bypass Glen Canyon Dam’s hydropower infrastructure to curb invasive fish populations.
A battle is brewing in the American West: A thirst for cheap power on one side and a prehistoric fish on the other
Under Biden last year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation finalized a decision to allow releases of water to bypass Glen Canyon Dam’s hydropower infrastructure to curb invasive fish populations.
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June 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Under Biden last year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation finalized a decision to allow releases of water to bypass Glen Canyon Dam’s hydropower infrastructure to curb invasive fish populations.
I grew things. I don’t know what these are - I just sprinkled whatever seeds the wife had laying around in her garden box - but still, I grew things. 🌱
June 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I grew things. I don’t know what these are - I just sprinkled whatever seeds the wife had laying around in her garden box - but still, I grew things. 🌱
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Seeking solace, and finding hard truths, on California’s Highway 395
"Here’s the truth: There’s not enough water in Mono or Owens lake. It’s hotter than it used to be." — Insightful essay by @sammyroth.bsky.social reflecting on a trip to the Eastern Sierra: www.latimes.com/environment/...
"Here’s the truth: There’s not enough water in Mono or Owens lake. It’s hotter than it used to be." — Insightful essay by @sammyroth.bsky.social reflecting on a trip to the Eastern Sierra: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: Seeking solace, and finding hard truths, on California's Highway 395
Reflections from a road trip to Mono Lake and the Owens Valley, the northernmost reaches of Southern California.
www.latimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Seeking solace, and finding hard truths, on California’s Highway 395
"Here’s the truth: There’s not enough water in Mono or Owens lake. It’s hotter than it used to be." — Insightful essay by @sammyroth.bsky.social reflecting on a trip to the Eastern Sierra: www.latimes.com/environment/...
"Here’s the truth: There’s not enough water in Mono or Owens lake. It’s hotter than it used to be." — Insightful essay by @sammyroth.bsky.social reflecting on a trip to the Eastern Sierra: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives struck down a move to sell off thousands of acres of public land across Utah and Nevada Wednesday night after immense pushback from conservationists, sportsmen and other groups who opposed the measure.
House Republicans strike Maloy’s move to sell Utah’s public lands from Trump budget bill
Maloy previously said that selling public land could help build affordable housing and address water infrastructure concerns in her district.
www.sltrib.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives struck down a move to sell off thousands of acres of public land across Utah and Nevada Wednesday night after immense pushback from conservationists, sportsmen and other groups who opposed the measure.
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The state is trying to bridge the gap in its monitoring network, a state environmental scientist said, but it is "exceedingly difficult" to set up new stations.
Great Salt Lake dust isn’t being measured accurately. Here’s what the state is doing about it.
The state is trying to bridge the gap in its monitoring network, a state environmental scientist said, but it is "exceedingly difficult" to set up new stations.
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May 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The state is trying to bridge the gap in its monitoring network, a state environmental scientist said, but it is "exceedingly difficult" to set up new stations.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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“Trump is saying, in a nutshell: Any regulations or protections that get in the way of timber production, get them out of the way.”
@georginagustin.bsky.social with the details on the Trump administration’s assault on national forests.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0404202...
@georginagustin.bsky.social with the details on the Trump administration’s assault on national forests.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0404202...
The Trump Administration Issues Its Next Assault on the Nation’s Public Forests - Inside Climate News
The Department of Agriculture issued an “Emergency Situation Determination” that environmental groups say will speed the cutting of old-growth trees.
insideclimatenews.org
April 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Trump is saying, in a nutshell: Any regulations or protections that get in the way of timber production, get them out of the way.”
@georginagustin.bsky.social with the details on the Trump administration’s assault on national forests.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0404202...
@georginagustin.bsky.social with the details on the Trump administration’s assault on national forests.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0404202...
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A badly needed upgrade for the Walker River Paiute Tribe's water system is now in jeopardy after the Trump administration paused a $20 million federal grant as part of its efforts targeting environmental justice initiatives.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
March 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A badly needed upgrade for the Walker River Paiute Tribe's water system is now in jeopardy after the Trump administration paused a $20 million federal grant as part of its efforts targeting environmental justice initiatives.
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
Read about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
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New summer outlook just dropped. 🔥🔥🔥
March 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New summer outlook just dropped. 🔥🔥🔥
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While atop a mountain Saturday at Chiricahua National Monument, I heard the news the Trump administration was finally doing what many public land advocates feared: targeting recently created national monuments for elimination.
My story:
insideclimatenews.org/news/1803202...
My story:
insideclimatenews.org/news/1803202...
As Americans Protest Attacks on Public Lands, Trump Signals National Monuments May be Shrunk or Eliminated - Inside Climate News
Years of advocacy led to the creation of Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands national monuments in California early this year, but they may soon be dismantled.
insideclimatenews.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
While atop a mountain Saturday at Chiricahua National Monument, I heard the news the Trump administration was finally doing what many public land advocates feared: targeting recently created national monuments for elimination.
My story:
insideclimatenews.org/news/1803202...
My story:
insideclimatenews.org/news/1803202...
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The Utah Department of Environmental Quality is not spending hundreds of millions of federal dollars, not because those funds are frozen, but because of uncertainty over Trump's federal funding freeze.
Utah’s largest environmental grant ever is on hold amid confusion over Trump’s funding freeze
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality is not spending hundreds of millions of federal dollars, not because those funds are frozen, but because of uncertainty over Trump's federal funding freeze.
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March 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality is not spending hundreds of millions of federal dollars, not because those funds are frozen, but because of uncertainty over Trump's federal funding freeze.
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Utah received its largest environmental grant *ever* last year to clean up SLC’s dirty air. But the state says it is holding off on spending any of that money due to questions about President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze.
More here:
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
More here:
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
A $110 million grant to clean up Salt Lake City’s air is on hold amid confusion over Trump’s funding freeze
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality is not spending hundreds of millions of federal dollars, not because those funds are frozen, but because of uncertainty over Trump's federal funding freeze...
www.sltrib.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Utah received its largest environmental grant *ever* last year to clean up SLC’s dirty air. But the state says it is holding off on spending any of that money due to questions about President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze.
More here:
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
More here:
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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“Depraved and mind-blowing”: Water officials knew that opening dams to meet Trump’s wishes was ill-advised. Here’s why it happened anyway:
www.latimes.com/environment/... #CAwater
www.latimes.com/environment/... #CAwater
Water officials knew that opening dams to meet Trump's wishes was ill-advised. Here's why it happened anyway
A memo from an Army Corps of Engineers officer shows water managers and lawmakers pushed back against the Trump administration's plan to dump water from two California dams.
www.latimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Depraved and mind-blowing”: Water officials knew that opening dams to meet Trump’s wishes was ill-advised. Here’s why it happened anyway:
www.latimes.com/environment/... #CAwater
www.latimes.com/environment/... #CAwater
"People should expect long lines, and restrooms aren’t going to be clean."
What visitors can expect at Utah's national parks amid federal layoffs and delays to seasonal hires, via @hufh4m.bsky.social
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What visitors can expect at Utah's national parks amid federal layoffs and delays to seasonal hires, via @hufh4m.bsky.social
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They used to run Utah’s national parks. Trump’s mass firings are ‘a really big deal,’ they say.
Three former superintendents of Utah’s "Mighty 5" national parks say the Trump administration’s firings of park staff will degrade not only visitors’ experiences, but also the lands and history the pa...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"People should expect long lines, and restrooms aren’t going to be clean."
What visitors can expect at Utah's national parks amid federal layoffs and delays to seasonal hires, via @hufh4m.bsky.social
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
What visitors can expect at Utah's national parks amid federal layoffs and delays to seasonal hires, via @hufh4m.bsky.social
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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We talked to three former superintendents of Utah national parks about the impact of the Trump/Musk firings.
Here's what they had to say: www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
Here's what they had to say: www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
They used to run Utah’s national parks. Trump’s mass firings are ‘a really big deal,’ they say.
Three former superintendents of Utah’s "Mighty 5" national parks say the Trump administration’s firings of park staff will degrade not only visitors’ experiences, but also the lands and history the pa...
www.sltrib.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We talked to three former superintendents of Utah national parks about the impact of the Trump/Musk firings.
Here's what they had to say: www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
Here's what they had to say: www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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Three former superintendents of Utah’s "Mighty 5" national parks say the Trump administration’s firings of park staff will degrade not only visitors’ experiences, but also the lands and history the parks preserve.
Long lines and dirty bathrooms: How Trump’s firings will affect Utah’s national parks
Three former superintendents of Utah’s "Mighty 5" national parks say the Trump administration’s firings of park staff will degrade not only visitors’ experiences, but also the lands and history the parks preserve.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Three former superintendents of Utah’s "Mighty 5" national parks say the Trump administration’s firings of park staff will degrade not only visitors’ experiences, but also the lands and history the parks preserve.
DOGE is cancelling offices leases across Utah for the National Park Service, USGS and other agencies, via @hufh4m.bsky.social www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
DOGE is cancelling office leases across Utah. Here’s where.
The newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, reports it has terminated office space leases used by federal agencies in Utah.
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March 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
DOGE is cancelling offices leases across Utah for the National Park Service, USGS and other agencies, via @hufh4m.bsky.social www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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The Trump administration has ordered firings and buyouts at the federal agency that operates water infrastructure in California. Managers of water agencies in the Central Valley warn this could jeopardize the agency’s ability to manage dams and deliver water.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump administration dramatically cuts staff at water agency in California
The Trump administration is firing employees at the Bureau of Reclamation, drawing concerns from California water agencies that depend on it to deliver supplies.
www.latimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The Trump administration has ordered firings and buyouts at the federal agency that operates water infrastructure in California. Managers of water agencies in the Central Valley warn this could jeopardize the agency’s ability to manage dams and deliver water.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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NEW: A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do administration and elected officials keep relying on it?
The Trump Administration Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets Federal Workers
A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do administration and elected officials keep relying on it?
www.propublica.org
February 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
NEW: A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do administration and elected officials keep relying on it?