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The Rundown: Spotlight on Watersheds – Red Butte Creek Start to Finish

Today on the show, Red Butte Creek offers a unique opportunity for scientists to study how a mountain stream changes when it enters an urban environment. We present the second in an ongoing series by Explore Utah Science called “follow the flow”, that examines our relationship to our watersheds in utah. Plus, your local headlines.

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The Rundown: Take Care Utah’s Randal Serr on the Affordable Care Act in Utah

Today on the show we speak with Randal Serr, Director of Take Care Utah. Serr joined us in September of last year to talk about the then-unlaunched Affordable Care Act. He joins us today to talk about the impact of the law in Utah, six-months after it went into effect. Plus, your local headlines.

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The Rundown: What Does the Organic Label Mean? Part Two of Two

Today on the show, part two of our conversation about the organic certification of foods in America with former USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, Director of the Sustainability Institute at The George Washington University. Plus, your summary of the days top local headlines.

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The Rundown: What Does the Organic Label Mean? Part One of Two

When you’re at the grocery store, what, exactly, does the label “organic” mean? We’ll take a closer look with Kathleen Merrigan, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Director of the Sustainability Institute at the George Washington University. The first in a two-part conversation, plus your top local headlines, today on The…

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The Rundown: Public Lands Policy Revisited – With Utah Law Professor Robert Keiter

Today we revisit a conversation with University of Utah Law Professor Robert Keiter. Keiter is the Director of the Wallace Stegner Center of Land, Resources, and the Environment. In our interview, which originally aired in October, we look at an issue that seems to be in the news more and more these days – the…

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The Rundown: SLCPD Chief Chris Burbank on Rape Kits and Evidence Processing

Today on the show, we speak with Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank. Burbank recently unveiled a new program to try to bring more transparency to the processing of evidence related to rape cases. We’ll get the details. Plus, Political Cornflakes with the Salt Lake Tribune’s Thomas Burr.

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The Rundown: Examining E-Cigarettes with Dr. David Abrams – Part 2

Today on the program, part two of our look into the evolving world of e-cigarettes. Today we focus on proposed FDA rules and why it has taken  so many years for regulation to occur. We’re joined again by Dr. David Abrams, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Legacy. We’ll also hear…

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The Rundown: Examining E-Cigarettes with Dr. David Abrams – Part 1

Today on the program, part one of a look into the evolving world of e-cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration announced recently that they will soon begin regulating the devices as tobacco products. But those regulations have been a long time coming. We’ll hear from Dr. David Abrams, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of…

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The Rundown: Congressional Inaction on Immigration Reform and Ramifications for Utah

Today on the program we’re joined once again by Telemundo Utah Immigration Specialist Mark Alvarez to get the latest on the continuing delay of immigration reform legislation in the US House of Representatives. Plus, your local headlines.

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The Rundown: Philanthropy in Utah with Community Foundation Executive Director Fraser Nelson

Today on the program we re-air a conversation with Fraser Nelson, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Utah. We’ll hear about that organization’s mission and get some tips on how to evaluate charities. Plus, the local news.

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