Owens said cumbersome permitting delays in the federal process makes it easier for project proponents to seek out private ...

With ever-increasing wildfires in the U.S., Utah's State Legislature is considering joining an interstate fire compact. The state is one of three that has yet to do so.

SALT LAKE CITY — Two energy bills sponsored by Rep. Derrin Owens, R-Fountain Green, advanced unanimously from a Senate committee late last week in another move eyeing Utah's energy landscape.

Two energy bills sponsored by Rep. Derrin Owens, R-Fountain Green — SB61, Energy Corridor Amendments, and SB192, Commercial Wind and Solar Incentives —advanced unanimously from a Senate ...