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Brian Maffly

Public lands and environment reporter

Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Spring snow melt begins to reveal Lake Mary at Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

A guide to Utah’s public lands: What you can and can’t do in places run by the government

By Brian Maffly | Jacob Scholl | September 20, 2023, 6:00 a.m.

Utah’s hopes to ship coal through Oakland still alive, hinge on suit headed to trial

By Brian Maffly | May 17, 2023, 11:46 a.m.

Massive solar project proposed on public land in Beaver County

By Brian Maffly | May 13, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

How firing ranges’ hidden costs are passed onto taxpayers

By Brian Maffly | May 12, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Ute Tribe alleges discrimination was behind rejected bid to buy Tabby Mountain

By Brian Maffly | May 9, 2023, 3:00 p.m.

Scout camp’s shooting range permeated land with lead

By Brian Maffly | May 8, 2023, 11:57 a.m.

Uranium speculation comes knocking on Bears Ears’ doorstep

By Brian Maffly | May 5, 2023, 10:12 p.m.

Utah to ban hunting trumpeter swans, North America’s largest bird

By Brian Maffly | May 5, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Utah to reduce deer tags after winter devastates population in the north

By Brian Maffly | May 1, 2023, 11:41 a.m.

Will Morgan County residents get to vote on exclusive resort project?

By Brian Maffly | April 28, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Uinta Basin gas company caught polluting the air, EPA alleges

By Brian Maffly | April 28, 2023, 11:56 a.m.

With projections showing a 71-foot rebound coming, Lake Powell resumes Grand Canyon’s experimental floods

By Brian Maffly | April 27, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

UDOT contractor razes trees for Provo Canyon trail

By Brian Maffly | April 22, 2023, 1:51 p.m.

With record runoff comes threat of landslides

By Brian Maffly | April 21, 2023, 3:44 p.m.

Skiing Utah’s newest resort requires $500,000 membership fee and other takeaways from our report on Wasatch Peak Ranch

By Brian Maffly | April 25, 2023, 7:03 p.m.

Utah’s newest ski resort is for the megarich only

By Brian Maffly | April 21, 2023, 5:28 p.m.

Film production led by Kevin Costner damaged wildlife habitat in the Swell

By Brian Maffly | April 17, 2023, 11:53 a.m.

Land deals advance Bonneville Shoreline Trail

By Brian Maffly | April 14, 2023, 7:21 p.m.

Gas well ruptures in Grand County

By Brian Maffly | April 13, 2023, 9:40 p.m.

Audit targets San Juan commissioners’ work with outside lawyer

By Brian Maffly | April 14, 2023, 2:40 p.m.

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