The Great Salt Lake

Weber County and Qnergy Expand Methane Abatement Project to Eliminate More Than 95% of Methane Emissions at Closed Landfill

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Thursday, May 2, 2024
Natural Resources, Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment, Other Natural Resources, Great Salt Lake, Methane, Wasatch Front, City, Electricity, The Great Salt Lake, Carbon, County, E.ON UK, Global warming potential, Natural gas

Weber County has partnered with Qnergy to install a Methane Destruction System at the closed County landfill located next to the Weber County Archery Park.

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  • Weber County has partnered with Qnergy to install a Methane Destruction System at the closed County landfill located next to the Weber County Archery Park.
  • In August 2023, the County and Qnergy kicked off a pilot program to convert the methane emitted from the closed landfill into on-site electricity.
  • Because of the pilot program’s success, the County and Qnergy have expanded the project to abate more than 95% of methane emissions from the closed landfill.
  • “Qnergy is proud to partner with our home county to eliminate methane emissions from the landfill neighboring a public park.

Climate Change and Natural Resources Take Center Stage

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Nature, Multimedia, The Great Salt Lake, UMOCA, BLM, Bureau, Photography, Climate change, Exhibition, Great Salt Lake, Skin, Western United States, Salt Lake Valley, Entropy, Sculpture

Every exhibition focuses on our natural world from The Great Salt Lake and biocrust to public lands and the American West landscape.

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  • Every exhibition focuses on our natural world from The Great Salt Lake and biocrust to public lands and the American West landscape.
  • This modular project features a little-known Visual Resource Management System which is used to determine the "scenic or visual values of American public lands."
  • Diane Tuft: Entropy, through April 27, 2024: Diane Tuft's photographs explore the destructive impact climate change has had on our region: specifically, the demise of the Great Salt Lake.
  • You'll see the impact of climate change expressed as saturated colors, visible cracks, and clear textures.

Compass Minerals Reports Fiscal Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Agriculture, Natural Resources, Manufacturing, Mining, Minerals, Chemicals, Plastics, Storm, Sale, EBITDA, Acquisition, SOP, Plant nutrition, Compass Minerals, C&I, Great Salt Lake, Plant, Weather, Debt-to-GDP ratio, Calendar, Note, Capital expenditure, GAAP, Fortification, Table, Lithium, The Great Salt Lake, USFS, Bank, Fertilizer, Fine chemical, Security (finance), Salt

Fiscal 2023 fourth-quarter results primarily reflect weaker Plant Nutrition segment sales offset by improved profitability in the Salt business versus the comparable year-ago period.

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  • Fiscal 2023 fourth-quarter results primarily reflect weaker Plant Nutrition segment sales offset by improved profitability in the Salt business versus the comparable year-ago period.
  • Consolidated operating earnings for fiscal 2023 were $79.1 million, up $36.2 million year over year, and adjusted EBITDA of $200.8 million rose $12.3 million year over year.
  • During the year, Compass Minerals completed the acquisition of the remaining 55% of Fortress, bringing the company to full ownership.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $101.1 million for fiscal 2023, down $19.4 million year over year.

Compass Minerals Announces Suspension of Lithium Project Pending Regulatory Clarity in Utah

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Chemicals, Plastics, Natural Resources, Manufacturing, Mining, Minerals, Utah Division, NYSE, Health, Lithium chloride, Compass Minerals, Great Salt Lake, LCE, State, Magnesium, Lithium, Sodium chloride, Risk, Partnership, House, Deer Creek State Park (Utah), Forestry, Kerala State Land Bank, Uncertainty, Management, Compass, The Great Salt Lake

Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), a leading global provider of essential minerals, today announced that, until it has clarity on the evolving regulatory climate in Utah, it will be suspending indefinitely any further investment in its planned lithium project.

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  • Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), a leading global provider of essential minerals, today announced that, until it has clarity on the evolving regulatory climate in Utah, it will be suspending indefinitely any further investment in its planned lithium project.
  • It is anticipated that the lithium project would create in excess of an additional 100 jobs in the area.
  • As a result, Compass Minerals will be indefinitely suspending any further investment in its lithium project in Utah beyond certain already committed items associated with the early stages of construction of its commercial scale demonstration unit.
  • “First, our board will only authorize further investment in this project if the evolving regulatory climate in Utah encourages responsible lithium development like we have been pursuing.

Compass Minerals Reports Fiscal 2023 Third-Quarter Results

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Chemicals, Plastics, Natural Resources, Manufacturing, Mining, Minerals, Compass Minerals, Note, DLE, Fortification, Table, Great Salt Lake, KM, Debt-to-GDP ratio, LG Energy Solution, Ford, Income tax, GAAP, DG, EBITDA, The Great Salt Lake, Acquisition, Engineering, Natural gas, Plant nutrition, U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal, USFS, Weather, Consolidated, C&I, Lithium, Bank, Video game, Cryptocurrency, Rabbit

All amounts in this press release represent results from continuing operations unless otherwise noted, except for amounts pertaining to the fiscal 2022 condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, which include results from discontinued operations.

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  • All amounts in this press release represent results from continuing operations unless otherwise noted, except for amounts pertaining to the fiscal 2022 condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, which include results from discontinued operations.
  • Salt fiscal 2023 third-quarter revenue totaled $155.5 million and was essentially flat year over year.
  • As previously disclosed, Compass Minerals completed the acquisition of the remaining 55% of Fortress that it did not own on May 5, 2023.
  • The company has provided updated commentary regarding its fiscal 2023 financial outlook as well as initial commentary regarding the North American highway deicing bidding process for fiscal 2024.

Compass Minerals Reports Fiscal 2023 Second-Quarter Results

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Chemicals, Plastics, Natural Resources, Manufacturing, Mining, Minerals, Compass Minerals, Note, MT, Table, Great Salt Lake, KM, Salt, Debt-to-GDP ratio, Disclosure, Deer Creek State Park (Utah), GAAP, Lithium, EBITDA, Acquisition, Engineering, Natural gas, Plant nutrition, U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal, USFS, Plant, Weather, Consolidated, Injury, Bank, Pharmaceutical industry, The Great Salt Lake

All amounts in this press release represent results from continuing operations, except for amounts pertaining to the fiscal 2022 condensed consolidated statements of cash flows which include results from discontinued operations, unless otherwise noted.

Key Points: 
  • All amounts in this press release represent results from continuing operations, except for amounts pertaining to the fiscal 2022 condensed consolidated statements of cash flows which include results from discontinued operations, unless otherwise noted.
  • In the second quarter, Compass Minerals continued to progress on all milestones with its lithium project on the Great Salt Lake.
  • The significant items affecting year-to-date results include the $252 million gross ($240.7 million, net of fees) strategic equity investment by Koch Minerals & Trading (KM&T), partially offset by debt reduction of $123.1 million.
  • The company has provided updated commentary regarding its fiscal 2023 financial outlook.

Compass Minerals Announces Selection of Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) Technology Provider, Attractive Economics and Positive Sustainability Profile for First Phase of Lithium Project

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Other Natural Resources, Chemicals, Plastics, Mining, Minerals, Environment, Manufacturing, Natural Resources, Other Manufacturing, Benchmark, Lithium, DLE, LCA, Technical report, Pressure, Achievement, Industry, Mining, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Technology, Weather, Agriculture, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, COVID-19, Part Two, Company, Person, Public expenditure, Magnesium chloride, Compass Minerals, Transport, SEC, Regulation, Great Salt Lake, Projection, NYSE, Risk, ID, ESM, Magnesium, Economics, Forward-looking statement, CEO, Public health, Security (finance), GWP, CFO, Engineering, Infection, NPV, Adsorption, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, IRR, LCE, KM, Webcast, Risk management, Oil, Compass, Fortress North America, Veolia, The Great Salt Lake

EnergySource Minerals is a privately held company enabling customers to undergo lithium extraction with low-cost, low-carbon, safe and efficient operations.

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  • EnergySource Minerals is a privately held company enabling customers to undergo lithium extraction with low-cost, low-carbon, safe and efficient operations.
  • Compass Minerals believes it remains on track to enter the market with a cost-competitive, battery-grade lithium product by 2025.
  • Compass Minerals also filed today the Updated Compass Minerals Lithium TRS with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
  • For example, the process technology for commercial extraction of lithium from brines with low lithium and high impurity (primarily magnesium) is still developing.

Air Purifier Experts Provide Guidance For Battling Toxic Dust and Poor Air Quality in Drought Prone Areas

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Climate Change, Online Retail, Environmental Issues, Specialty, Environmental Health, Women, Men, Retail, Family, Environment, Consumer, People, Android, Great Salt Lake, Alen, CEO, IOS, Bed, Safety, Ultra-low particulate air, Awareness, Life, EPA, Solution, Dust, Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk, Heart, Antimony, The Great Salt Lake, Lead, Southwestern United States, Atmosphere, HEPA, Quality of life, Lake, Water, Mineral, Zirconium, Soot, Particulates, Mercury, Efficiency, Arsenic, Climate change, Death, Copper, Travel

People must arm themselves with air purifiers that have Ture HEPA H13 filters to greatly reduce and eliminate volatile particulate matter in the air they breathe.

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  • People must arm themselves with air purifiers that have Ture HEPA H13 filters to greatly reduce and eliminate volatile particulate matter in the air they breathe.
  • To date, Alen air purifiers are present in over 70,000 classrooms, 200,000 homes and over 1,200 businesses across the nation.
  • Alens AQMs provide a unique approach to smarter digital air care and pair with its Alen Air app .
  • Customers can now control and monitor its BreatheSmart air purifiers on its free Alen Air mobile app on IOS and Android devices.

Utah Ranchers Innovating To Fight Water Crisis

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
Consensus, Family, View, Consensus decision-making, Great Salt Lake, Ferrys (cycling team), Farmer, Government, CEO, Water, Farm, Rotation, The Great Salt Lake, Bird, Agriculture

CORINNE, Utah, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consensus Digital Media presents episode #8 of Made In America: Farms Across America, featuring a family of long-time Utah farmers and ranchers taking a hard look at water, drought, and crops to meet today's needs, and change the likelihood of future water crises. 

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  • CORINNE, Utah, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consensus Digital Media presents episode #8 of Made In America: Farms Across America, featuring a family of long-time Utah farmers and ranchers taking a hard look at water, drought, and crops to meet today's needs, and change the likelihood of future water crises.
  • Compounded by what scientists are calling a generational drought, the runoff effects on the agricultural and state economies are potentially even more disastrous.
  • The ranchers are using laser leveling, flood irrigation, planned grazing, no-till farming, and crop rotation to build healthy soil that retains water even in a drought.
  • "By working with government agencies, community groups, and neighboring ranchers, the Ferry family is creating a legacy of improving the local environment and economy."

Representative Cory Maloy to seek re-election to the Utah House of Representatives

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Monday, March 7, 2022
Public Policy, Government, State, Local, Elections, Campaigns, Great Salt Lake, The Great Salt Lake, Maloy, Second Amendments, Heart, Policy, Medicine, Public relations, Infrastructure, Silicon, Population growth, Representative, Utah House of Representatives, Legislation, FC Volna Pinsk, COVID-19, Utah housing corporation, House, Unemployment, History, Education, National Child Labor Committee, Technology, Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Constitution, Transport, Water, Animal, Life insurance

Representative Cory Maloy announced today his intent to run for re-election in the Utah House of Representatives for Utah House District 52 where he currently serves.

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  • Representative Cory Maloy announced today his intent to run for re-election in the Utah House of Representatives for Utah House District 52 where he currently serves.
  • The past two years have been interesting and difficult for the people of Utah, said Maloy.
  • Representative Maloy serves as chair of the House Government Operations Committee and serves on the House Business and Labor Committee and the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Committee.
  • Maloy is founder and principal of Maloy PR, a successful public relations firm based in the heart of Silicon Slopes of Lehi.