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OGDEN, Utah — Winds reaching 80 miles per hour battered parts of northern Utah overnight and into Tuesday morning. The high winds downed trees and blew unsecured materials into the yards of neighbors. According to the Utah Division of Emergency Management, these were the highest winds recorded in the state: OGDEN PEAK (6 a.m.) – 80 mph WEBER CANYON (4 a.m.) – 69 mph PARK LANE (3 a.m.) – 69 mph LOGAN PEAK (8 a.m.) – 66 mph Farmington was hit with 66 mph wind gusts at 7 a.m., with the Brigham City area faced gusts up to 65 mph,…

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…