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Earth Day celebration focuses on protecting planet

Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Sage Fuller pieced together pictures of leaves, grass, water and a school of minnows — all clipped from old magazines.

On the other side of the paper, the 8-year-old traced his hand to create a hand print collage.

Sage's sister, Oliva, 6, opted for an ocean theme, featuring a beach and a stingray.

At Liberty Park, HEAL Utah celebrates Earth Day

Salt Lake Tribune

 HEAL Utah celebrated Earth Day Sunday at Liberty Park. The festival featured information booths by local green groups and businesses, kids entertainment including face painting and balloon artists, plus information on Utah’s looming environmental battles.

Herbert is not a friend of the earth

Ogden Standard-Examiner

Earth Day -- April 22 -- has been celebrated since 1970. Like all holidays, it runs the risk of being watered down from its original mission of a day for fighting to protect our precious air, water and land.

The danger is that Earth Day becomes not a moment for fighting for genuine change -- but for paying lip service to green causes, while actually embracing harmful policies that threaten health and the environment.

Utah nuclear plant opponents file lawsuits challenging water rights decision

Associated Press

 PRICE, Utah — Two lawsuits led by environmental groups are challenging the state's approval of water rights for what would be Utah's first nuclear power plant.

Lawsuits challenge water rights granted for nuclear power plant

Deseret News

 SALT LAKE CITY — Multiple groups hoping to kill plans for a proposed twin-reactor nuclear power plant in Emery County are asking the district court to overturn the Utah state engineer's decision granting 53,600 acre-feet of water to the project.