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A "herculean" goal to replenish the water in Utah's Great Salt Lake by the 2034 Olympics is gaining momentum and attracting strange bedfellows.

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, until now known only through fossils, have been rediscovered.

The bill aims to create a national weather safety board to investigate deadly disasters and recommend changes for the future. It would be styled after the National Transportation Safety Board.

The snowpack is well below average in nearly all Western states, as higher-than-usual temperatures make for a warm, dry winter.