In the Hive

The buzz about mosquitoes and pesticides in Salt Lake City

On this episode of “In the Hive,” we take a look at the use of pesticides to kill mosquitoes in and around Salt Lake City. This past week, the group Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment called for a two-year pause on pesticide-spraying to treat for the pesky pests – saying that the practice represents a…

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Utah fossil discoveries are rewriting our understanding of fearsome tyrannosaur dinosaurs

Today on “In the Hive,” new research from fossils found in Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is challenging commonly held beliefs about the behavior of ancient tyrannosaur dinosaurs. In 2014, paleontologists surveying a section of the fossil-rich Kaiparowits Plateau stumbled across a veritable treasure trove of fossilized animals from ancient Earth. A wealth of different…

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Checking in with SLC’s mayor, and the dismantling of a homeless encampment

Today on “In the Hive,” we check in with Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. We’ll hear about why the mayor decided to extend the city’s mask mandate, even as the state requirement came to an end. Mendenhall also tells us why she thinks our region needs another homeless resource center. Plus, we visit the…

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Yes, there are more squirrels than there used to be in northern Utah

It’s not just your imagination: there’s been an increase in the squirrel population in the Salt Lake Valley. Around a decade ago, a non-native species, the Fox Squirrel, arrived in Utah. It’s hard to say exactly how they got here, but their population has since exploded. It’s a cute infestation, to be sure, but there…

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Utah’s role in the pending overhaul of America’s nuclear missile program (part 2)

Today on “In the Hive,” the second part of a discussion about the overhaul of America’s land-based nuclear missile program. Utah’s Hill Air Force Base is set to play host to a new Mission Integration Facility that will serve as headquarters for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program. Testing of components of a new missile…

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Utah’s role in the pending $83 billion overhaul of America’s land-based nuclear missiles

Today on “In the Hive,” we’re discussing the role that Utah’s Hill Air Force Base is set to play in the overhaul of America’s intercontinental ballistic missiles – or ICBMs. The Minuteman III nuclear missiles located in silos in Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota are part of a nearly 60-year-old U.S. missile infrastructure. Recently the…

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Mitigating the city-caused deaths of hundreds of millions of migratory birds

There are myriad threats to birds around the world. Prominent among those threats are habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. Today on “In the Hive” we’ll look at the risk the human built environment itself poses to birds. Most of the birds found in North America migrate from one place to another. And most of those migrants…

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$75 million fund would provide loans for projects of three Utah “authorities”

(KCPW News) A newly-unveiled bill to create a $75 million fund to issue loans for projects related to the Utah Inland Port Authority – and two other quasi-governmental entities – cleared a senate committee on Monday morning. Layton Republican Sen. Jerry Stevenson’s SB243 would create a bank of funds to provide loans to cities, counties or others involved…

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Sanctuary families hope Biden administration will lift threat of deportation

Today on “In the Hive,” a conversation about sanctuary and immigration policy under the Biden administration. Since January of 2018, Vicky Chavez and her two daughters have been living inside of The First Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City. Chavez, who came to the U.S. from Honduras in 2014, requested asylum in the United States…

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Resolution commemorating 2020 election passes Utah House – after significant changes

(KCPW News) A resolution recognizing Utah’s clerks and election workers for their efforts during the 2020 election cleared the Utah House of Representatives on Tuesday, but not before language endorsing vote-by-mail and commemorating the security of the recent election was stripped out.   House Concurrent Resolution 11, by Salt Lake Democratic Representative Joel Briscoe, sought…

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