From Melanie Hall, Utah Department of Commerce Court gives preliminary approval to plan returning settlement money to consumers who overpaid for generic drugs Utahns who paid for certain generic drugs between May 2009 and December 2019 may be eligible for compensation. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut gave…

From Hanna Seariac, Office of Utah Attorney General Derek Brown The first shipment of the 1,512,000 eggs that Utah secured through a price-fixing settlement arrived at the Utah Food Bank [Oct. 5], Attorney General Derek Brown announced.  The eggs come from a price-fixing case Utah brought against three major egg producers: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Versova…

By Shelby Ruud, Utah State University As Utah prepares to welcome the world for the 2034 Winter Olympics, three Utah State University researchers say the games could provide an opportunity to create lasting improvements to Utah’s air quality. In a new article published in Sustainability and Climate Change, USU researchers Edwin Stafford, Roslynn Brain, and…

By Michael Sanchez, Utah Division of Water Resources After helping thousands of Utah homeowners upgrade to water-efficient toilets over the past several years, the Utah Water Savers Toilet Replacement Program will be coming to a close. Since launching in 2019, the program has helped more than 4,500 Utah households replace nearly 6,000 older, high-water-use toilets…

Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook with Independent Oversight From Anna Tibbitts, Office of the Utah Attorney General SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 26, 2026)—Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by…

From Kelli Pierce, Sutherland Institute  As Utah families prepare for a new school year, Sutherland Institute announced today the launch of the Utah Schools Navigator (UtahSchools.org), a free online resource that helps Utah parents find the right school for their child and provides one-on-one guidance if they need it. The Utah Schools Navigator is a…

From Anna Tibbitts, Utah Attorney General’s Office The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection and the Office of the Utah Attorney General have joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of California in a federal lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (Hims). The complaint, filed July 29 in…

By Michael Sanchez, Utah Division of Water Resources SALT LAKE CITY (July 23, 2026) – After significant collaboration with the public, and partners across the state, the Utah Division of Water Resources has released a draft of the 2026 State Water Plan. The division has been working with state agencies, local governments, tribal representatives, watershed…

From Sarah Welliver, NRCS Utah State Office The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing $500,000 in emergency funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to Utah farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners impacted by recent wildfires. Applications will be accepted from producers across the state until July 31, 2026. “The impacts of wildfire…

From Anna Tibbitts, Utah Attorney General’s Office SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Today, Attorney General Brown and 48 other attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to the legitimate telephone numbers they use to reach their victims. Americans received approximately 29.6 billion scam robocalls…

By Jennifer Plecki, Dixie National Forest The Dixie National Forest has announced a temporary closure of access in the Duck Creek area effective July 13 through 23. The closure is being implemented to protect public safety and preserve sensitive natural resources following trail maintenance along 0.7 miles of the Strawberry Loop Trail (#32000.5). Motorized and…

By Jordan Clayton, USDA  The UWAU is a monthly report issued by the NRCS-Utah Snow Survey office for each month outside the snowpack season.  The UWAU includes summaries of Utah’s statewide and basin-level precipitation, soil moisture, reservoir, and current streamflow conditions. Reservoir and streamflow data per basin are then compared with historical observations to generate…