In the Hive

Air pollution’s risks for childhood cancer survivors

Today on In the Hive: air quality in the spotlight. A new study from the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah shows that young cancer survivors face an increased risk for hospitalization on poor air quality days. We hear from the authors of that study, from the mother of a young-adult cancer survivor,…

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The Community Renewable Energy Act and the path forward for clean power in Utah

Today on the program, we hear about what the passage of the Community Renewable Energy Act (HB411) means for Utah. Salt Lake City, Park City, Summit County, Cottonwood Heights and Moab have all committed to transitioning to a net-100% renewable electricity portfolio. Without the buy-in of the state’s electric utility monopoly, Rocky Mountain Power, those…

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In the Hive

A history of Utah beer and spirits

Today we feature a history of alcohol production in Utah, focusing in particular on brewing and distilling – both of which have a rich history in the state. Beer was produced by early settlers to the Salt Lake Valley as early as 1850, when the Beach & Blair brewery opened. Meanwhile, the famed “Valley Tan”…

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Utah’s first-of-its kind data privacy law

Today we explore a new, first-of-its-kind law in Utah requiring law enforcement to get a warrant to gather information from third parties like applications, websites, cell phone providers, and cloud storage sites. Who owns your information? Isn’t that data already protected from unreasonable search and seizure under the U.S. Constitution? We hear from Marina Lowe,…

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Gardening for good, maintaining our urban forest, and updating an old artesian spring

Today we speak with Susie Marvin about the Seeds of Success program, a new initiative by Wasatch Community Gardens that aims to help low-income mothers through gardening. Also, a conversation with Salt Lake City forester Tony Gliot about the city’s database of 86,000 trees, and about what it takes to maintain our urban forest. And an…

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City Beat

Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski says she won’t run for re-election

(KCPW News) [Audio after break] Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced on Monday that she would not be seeking a second term. Holding her wife Betty’s hand tightly, Mayor Biskupski said that her decision not to run for re-election was due to a serious and complex family situation, but that it was a private…

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Mayor Jackie Biskupski on her decision to sue over the Utah Inland Port

We’re featuring a conversation with Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski about her decision to sue over the Utah Inland Port. Biskupski says that the law that came out of last year’s legislative session creating the project usurped city land and future tax revenue and that it was unconstitutional. In addition to a conversation with…

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Healthcare

Proposal on importing lower cost prescription drugs from Canada defeated

(KCPW News) [Audio after break] A bill that would have started Utah down the path toward importing lower-cost subscription drugs from Canada was voted down in a senate committee on Friday. Provo Republican Rep. Norm Thurston’s House Bill 267 would have prompted an application from Utah to the Department of Health and Human Services. That…

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In the Hive

The beehive state is a hotspot for bees, but most don’t live in hives

It was inevitable that with a show called “In the Hive” we’d have an episode dedicated to bees. But it turns out most bees don’t actually live in hives. Go figure. First, a conversation with Scott Christensen, a historian with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, about the origins of the beehive as…

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