The University of Utah has received a $1 million dollar grant for the study of high-energy cosmic rays in Utah’s western deserts. The funding will assist researchers in using new technology know as Bistatic Radar to track cosmic rays back to their point of origin. Radar Project Director and Professor of Physics and Astronomy John…
The Utah Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against the state to release contested documents regarding the Legislature’s redistricting process. As KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, the party is unsatisfied with the outcome of its appeal heard by the Legislative Records Committee, and wants the documents released to the public free of charge.
Work is in progress to restore the natural waterway and vegetation along the Jordan River. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports from the 2012 Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium on the efforts biologists have made over the past 20 years and what continued restoration would mean for future of migrating bird habitats along the river.
September 30 marks the 20th anniversary of Salt Lake County’s approval of the state’s first nondiscrimination ordinance, which the county council honored with a resolution Tuesday. Republican Councilman Richard Snelgrove spoke on the importance of the ordinance during a time when discrimination is resulting in acts of violence around the world.
As Utah continues to look at improving its health care system with small tweaks, about 500 of the state’s public health officials and experts gathered today for the second annual Governor’s Health Summit in Salt Lake City. As KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, some are worried the changes aren’t enough to help those who are uninsured and can’t afford the increasing costs of medical care.
The attacks between Utah Congressman Jim Matheson and opponent Mia Love continued Monday, with the incumbent holding a news conference to criticize the Saratoga Springs Mayor’s previous votes to raise taxes. But as KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, Love’s supporters held a rally the same day to blast what they call lies being generated by Matheson’s campaign about their city.
Conservative blogger and former Republican State Representative Holly Richardson has been appointed by Governor Gary Herbert to serve on the State Records Committee, which hears appeals when open records requests have been denied. Richardson originally supported House Bill 477, a bill restricting Utah’s GRAMA law, but later voted for its repeal. She says she’s a…
Prohibited radioactive waste has been buried in Utah, according to a legislative audit reviewed by state lawmakers today. As KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, the audit says the state’s Division of Radiation Control is essentially allowing EnergySolutions, which disposes of nuclear waste at its facility in Clive, to police itself, instead of proactively making sure it’s…
More people are surviving cancer in Utah, but new data released by the Utah Department of Health show cancer survivors are experiencing more chronic diseases than those without cancer. Utah Cancer Control Program Epidemiologist Meghan Balough (BAY-low) says the data comes from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, which is part of a five-year plan to combat cancer in Utah.
Salt Lake City’s Momentum Recycling has teamed up with the Odyssey House, a local nonprofit that helps people recover from substance abuse, to help staff its new glass recycling facility near the airport. The partnership will offer Odyssey’s clients a chance to get workforce training and build a resume. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren has more on the program.
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