Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – A consortium launched by US technology firm Conservation X Labs will offer US$650,000 for solutions that help combat the ocean’s microplastics problem. Backed by the likes of sportswear firm Under Armour, surf wear brand Finisterre and materials manufacturer Bolt Threads, as well as industry NGOs Fashion for Good, Canopy and the Microfibre Consortium, the challenge will commence from tomorrow, after a virtual launch event. “By harnessing planetary genius, we can allow conservation to operate at the pace and on the scale necessary to keep up with, and even get ahead of, the planet’s toughest environmental challenges,” said…

OGDEN, Utah – More than ever before, officials are stepping up speed limit enforcement for anyone driving through Ogden after a high-speed crash Sunday night killed 39-year-old Emily Anderson of Box Elder County. The crash happened at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and 12th Street. ABC4’s Northern Utah Correspondent, Jordan Verdadeiro reports. Ogden Police have reported 14 fatal accidents in 2020, which is more than last year. Officials are urging people to drive safe and sober, to prevent fatalities, like the one on Sunday. “Tragedies are involved in accidents, it’s the safety of the public it’s the things we see when…