Hunters and anglers fact-check Trump

By Annie Knox | Reporter

By Annie Knox

In response to Trump’s comments, the Montana-based nonprofit Backcountry Hunters & Anglers issued a call for “facts over politics” in the public lands debate. 

The group’s president said the “blatant misinformation” distracted from nuanced questions of how federal and state agencies would plan and protect wildlife habitat from the effects of potential increases in road traffic and mining operations.

By Alixel Cabrera

The air pollution cocktail that expectant mothers often breathe in Utah is associated with more preterm births, University of Utah researchers found in a new study.

That repeated exposure to a combination of air pollutants during early pregnancy stages, even in moderate levels, is associated with nearly three times greater odds of preterm birth, researchers found.

By Hank Lacey

Colorado’s only stake in a federal hydropower system that sells power across the West is on pace to generate nearly 30% less electricity than its historical average dating to 1978 — the latest sign of a decades-long decline eroding a system that accounts for about 3% of Colorado’s energy supply.

As the river shrinks under the stresses of climate change, so does the unit’s output. And the electricity that the waterway does not help to generate has to come from somewhere else, usually at a higher price.

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