The Utah Investigative Journalism Project

SLC’s airport has chemical spill safeguards. It’s still a risk for Great Salt Lake

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. The Salt Lake City ...
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Who is Valar Atomics?

Transmission lines lead away from the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant near Delta, Utah on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The following story was reported by ...
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Utah gave $40M in tax breaks to a solar company accused of fraud

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. “I guess you could call me a tree hugger,” said Washington state resident Tammy ...
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Utah housing vouchers struggle to meet demand

Wait times for the Housing Choice Voucher Program can last years. Meanwhile immediate housing assistance is nonexistent in many areas, leaving some Utahns in even more desperate situations. (Sydnee ...
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One of Utah’s best-known police chiefs has had a decadeslong side career defending police misconduct

This story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Invisible Institute and Salt Lake City Weekly Ken Wallentine is one of Utah policing’s most high-profile ...
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Cox touted several priorities and promises for Utah Latinos in 2022. Has he lived up to them?

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Telemundo Utah. (Para leer el texto en español vaya a la mitad del artículo.) October 2022 seemed like ...
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At US Magnesium, safety equipment went offline and Utahns reported an acrid fog. Here’s how regulators reacted

(Utah Division of Air Quality) This 2022 image, which shows a bank of fog in the distance, was submitted to the Utah Division of Air Quality with a complaint. DAQ released it to The Utah Investigative ...
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Who killed Doug Coleman? Mystery of gay man killed in 1978 still lingers.

(Salt Lake City Police Department) Doug Coleman’s body was found in a boxcar in 1978. He had been shot in the head and stomach. Salt Lake City Police say the case was unsolved, but named two prime ...
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A plan to protect Utah from US Magnesium’s toxic waste relies on something that is disappearing

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune, with support from the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at CUNY’s Craig ...
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Women decry harassment and toxic culture at St. George auto dealership

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. Charity Ann’s nearly decadelong work at the Stephen Wade Auto Center in St.
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Ogden’s homeless plan: Less affordable housing, more rent-a-cops

People congregate outside the Lantern House homeless shelter in Ogden on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The following story was reported by The Utah ...
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Patriots or paramilitary? Armed groups working with police raising questions

The following story was funded by support from The Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by Eric S. Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Deseret ...