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World’s biggest geothermal power purchase agreement completed in western U.S.

By Peter Schulte / July 4, 2024

It’s only been one year since Fervo Energy unveiled a novel concept in geothermal energy harvesting at its Project Red pilot plant in Nevada. Now the company has signed a 15-year agreement with Southern California Edison to provide 320 MW of power to the utility, which will power about 350,000 homes. The power will be provided by Fervo’s Cape Station project that is currently being built in southwest Utah, with the first 70 MW coming online in 2026 and the balance clicking on in 2028.

Mormon church endorses U.S. federal marriage equality bill

By Peter Schulte / November 16, 2022

The 17-million-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now supports a bill that codifies the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in any state by other states and the federal government.

Many U.S. states now allow mental health absences for students

By Peter Schulte / June 21, 2022

At least nine states now allow students to take mental health days. Other states using less expensive solutions like in-class mediation, mindfulness exercises, and social-emotional training.

Biden to restore protections to three national monuments cut by Trump

By Peter Schulte / October 8, 2021

The decision to restore the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments will protect the sites’ stunning physical beauty and fossil record, as well as substantial Native American history.

The Nature Conservancy buys stretch along Virgin River for $4.3M, protecting vital wildlife corridor near Zion National Park

By Peter Schulte / June 10, 2020

With the help of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and private donations, The Nature Conservancy has bought 2 miles of property along the Virgin River near Zion National Park for $4.3 million.

World’s biggest geothermal power purchase agreement completed in western U.S.

Mormon church endorses U.S. federal marriage equality bill

Many U.S. states now allow mental health absences for students

Biden to restore protections to three national monuments cut by Trump

The Nature Conservancy buys stretch along Virgin River for $4.3M, protecting vital wildlife corridor near Zion National Park

Utah bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ children

California condor births mark soaring comeback after numbers dwindled to 22

In major shift, Mormon Church reverses anti-LGBT policies