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Utah legislature vows to make more and use less

March 25, 1977

Although Utah is one of the first Western states to require all new buildings to meet energy conservation standards, it has also been instrumental in pushing the controversial Intermountain Power Project coal-fired power plant.

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HCN March 25, 1977 From the print edition
Utah legislature vows to make more and use less
Although Utah is one of the first Western states to require all new buildings to meet energy conservation standards, it has also been instrumental in pushing the controversial Intermountain Power Project coal-fired power plant.
Joan Nice March 25, 1977 From the print edition
Joseph Wood Krutch, a voice for the deserts
Joseph Wood Krutch probably did more than any other writer to change society's opinion toward what it had long looked on as undifferentiated wasteland -- the deserts of the American Southwest.
Peter Wild March 25, 1977 From the print edition

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Congress may save stream valleys from stripping
One of the most controversial parts of the federal strip mining bill would regulate strip mining on alluvial valley floors, but it is often a subjective judgement to determine where the alluvial floors begin and end.
Dan Whipple March 25, 1977 From the print edition
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