Hacker News with Generative AI: Utah

Wyoming Rare Earths Could Be Processed at Retooled Plant in Utah (cowboystatedaily.com)
A uranium mill in Utah with ties to operations stretching from Wyoming to Madagascar is retooling to process rare earths. That could be good news for Wyoming mines, which are accelerating their production plans.

Mining, Rare Earths, Utah, Wyoming

5 points by LinuxBender 9 days ago | 0 comments

Dust in the wind: How cities alter natural airborne particles (phys.org)
Airborne dust pollution is a growing problem for residents of Utah and other Western states, especially with the exposed lakebed of Great Salt Lake potentially becoming more hazardous as the lake dries.

Environmental Science, Air Pollution, Utah

46 points by lentoutcry 17 days ago | 1 comments

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water (bbc.com)
Utah has become the first US state to ban the use of fluoride in its public water, following concerns raised by health secretary Robert F Kennedy that the mineral poses potential health risks.

Public Health, Water Treatment, Fluoride, Utah, United States

505 points by Jimmc414 28 days ago | 1259 comments

Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water (nytimes.com)
Utah has become the first U.S. state to outlaw the addition of fluoride to public drinking water.

Politics, Health, Water Treatment, Utah

9 points by mikhael 29 days ago | 4 comments

Sundance Film Festival is leaving Utah (sltrib.com)
The Sundance Film Festival is leaving Utah and moving to different mountains.

Film Festivals, Utah, Location Changes

10 points by freedomben 30 days ago | 1 comments

Geothermal power is a climate moon shot beneath our feet (newyorker.com)
North Milford Valley, in western Utah, is home to dormant volcanoes, subterranean lava deposits, and smatterings of obsidian—black volcanic glass—that Paiute peoples once collected for arrowheads and jewelry. Scalding groundwater still bubbles to the surface in places. In such a landscape, you remember that the planet’s hard exterior, where we spend our entire lives, is so thin that we call it a crust. Its superheated interior, meanwhile, burns with an estimated forty-four trillion watts of power.

Geothermal Energy, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Geology, Utah

297 points by pseudolus 55 days ago | 302 comments

Utah bill aims to make officers disclose AI-written police reports (eff.org)
A bill headed to the Senate floor in Utah would require officers to disclose if a police report was written by generative AI.

Artificial Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Transparency, Utah, Legislation

136 points by hn_acker 63 days ago | 23 comments

PacifiCorp mulls breakup that could align Wyoming with other pro-coal states (wyofile.com)
Wyoming and Utah may get what they’ve been pining for in recent years: the breakup of PacifiCorp.

Energy, Politics, Wyoming, Utah, PacifiCorp

5 points by LinuxBender 156 days ago | 1 comments

How to Become a Billionaire in Skilled Nursing by Scamming Taxpayers (hindenburgresearch.com)
PACS Group is a $6.7 billion Utah-based operator of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that serves 29,000 patients daily. Its stock is up 104% since its April IPO, making it among the most successful IPOs of 2024.

Healthcare, Finance, Fraud, Utah

12 points by thecosas 172 days ago | 2 comments

$1B Solar and Battery Storage Project Breaks Ground in Utah (electrek.co)
Renewables developer rPlus Energies has broken ground on one of the largest solar + battery storage projects in the US, in east-central Utah.

Renewables, Energy Storage, Utah, Solar Energy

66 points by m463 214 days ago | 34 comments

A $1B solar and battery storage project just broke ground in Utah (electrek.co)

Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Battery Storage, Utah

3 points by isaacfrond 214 days ago | 0 comments

Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban (theguardian.com)

Book Bans, Censorship, Utah, Literature

23 points by pwenzel 262 days ago | 31 comments

Utah City Council Unwittingly Approves Pirate IPTV Scheme (torrentfreak.com)

IPTV, Piracy, Utah, Law, Government

6 points by popcalc 262 days ago | 3 comments

Largest Geothermal Development in America Taking Shape in Utah (mymodernmet.com)