KZMU News

The Bureau of Land Management plans to offer 114,000 acres of Utah public land in an oil and gas lease sale this September. Clusters of these proposed leases are nearby Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. We speak with an attorney with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, who says the scale of this sale is reminiscent of the controversial 2008 sale at the tail end of the George W. Bush administration. Plus, Grand County is hosting a panel discussion on ‘race and justice’ tomorrow and the public is invited to participate.

Show Notes:

BLM: Seeks comments on 77 parcels offered in September oil and gas lease sale

Comments on the environmental documents can be submitted electronically via the BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Register (ePlanning) at https://go.usa.gov/xw9fE. Comments must be received by July 9, 2020. Links to the environmental documents, lists and maps of the parcels, and attached stipulations are online at https://go.usa.gov/xw9fE.

SUWA Press Release: Amid Pandemic, Interior Moves Forward with Enormous Oil and Gas Drilling Plan on Public Lands Near National Parks

https://suwa.org/amid-pandemic-interior-moves-forward-with-enormous-oil-and-gas-drilling-plan-on-public-lands-near-national-parks/

SUWA Map: Visual Impact from Canyonlands National Park

https://suwa.org/wp-content/uploads/SUWA-Map-September-2020-Lease-Sale-Viewshed.pdf

SUWA Map: BLM September 2020 Oil and Gas Lease Sale and May 2020 Royalty Relief Leases

https://suwa.org/wp-content/uploads/SUWA-Map-September-2020-Lease-Sale-and-Royalty-Relief-Leases.pdf

USGS: Federal Lands Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sequestration in the United States – Estimates for 2005 – 14

https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2018/5131/sir20185131.pdf

BLM: Temporary Oil and Natural Royalty Rate Reduction due to COVID-19

https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/covid-royalty-rate-reduction-guidance

Grand County’s Conversation on Race & Justice

Zoom Meeting Link (starts 6/16 at 2pm)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81833646449?pwd=N3BNY0hJRzl4SUxzQ0c5c0Y1dCt1UT09

Call-in: 669-900-6833

Meeting ID: 884 2398 5706

Password: (if needed) 999879

KZMU News 6/9 Interview with Grand County Attorney Christina Sloan

https://www.kzmu.org/kzmu-news-tuesday-june-9-2020/

The Bureau of Land Management plans to offer 114,000 acres of Utah public land in an oil and gas lease sale this September. Clusters of these proposed leases are nearby Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. We speak with an attorney with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, who says the scale of this sale is reminiscent of the controversial 2008 sale at the tail end of the George W. Bush administration. Plus, Grand County is hosting a panel discussion on ‘race and justice’ tomorrow and the public is invited to participate.

Show Notes:

BLM: Seeks comments on 77 parcels offered in September oil and gas lease sale

Comments on the environmental documents can be submitted electronically via the BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Register (ePlanning) at https://go.usa.gov/xw9fE. Comments must be received by July 9, 2020. Links to the environmental documents, lists and maps of the parcels, and attached stipulations are online at https://go.usa.gov/xw9fE.

SUWA Press Release: Amid Pandemic, Interior Moves Forward with Enormous Oil and Gas Drilling Plan on Public Lands Near National Parks

https://suwa.org/amid-pandemic-interior-moves-forward-with-enormous-oil-and-gas-drilling-plan-on-public-lands-near-national-parks/

SUWA Map: Visual Impact from Canyonlands National Park

https://suwa.org/wp-content/uploads/SUWA-Map-September-2020-Lease-Sale-Viewshed.pdf

SUWA Map: BLM September 2020 Oil and Gas Lease Sale and May 2020 Royalty Relief Leases

https://suwa.org/wp-content/uploads/SUWA-Map-September-2020-Lease-Sale-and-Royalty-Relief-Leases.pdf

USGS: Federal Lands Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sequestration in the United States – Estimates for 2005 – 14

https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2018/5131/sir20185131.pdf

BLM: Temporary Oil and Natural Royalty Rate Reduction due to COVID-19

https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/covid-royalty-rate-reduction-guidance

Grand County’s Conversation on Race & Justice

Zoom Meeting Link (starts 6/16 at 2pm)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81833646449?pwd=N3BNY0hJRzl4SUxzQ0c5c0Y1dCt1UT09

Call-in: 669-900-6833

Meeting ID: 884 2398 5706

Password: (if needed) 999879

KZMU News 6/9 Interview with Grand County Attorney Christina Sloan

https://www.kzmu.org/kzmu-news-tuesday-june-9-2020/

Our Monday newscast featured Moab’s demonstration for Black Lives Matter. We heard about different actions held throughout the evening – the silent vigil, a march through downtown stretching three blocks long, and a peaceful blockade across Main Street. Local organizers also shared reflections with the crowd, appealing to each demonstrator to help bring about change. So today on the extended newscast, we’ll take you to that moment in particular, where community organizers raised their voices to shed light on systemic racism and oppression.

Show Notes:

Read a Transcript

https://www.kzmu.org/get-an-earful-more-from-moabs-black-lives-matter-demonstration/

Monday's Newscast

https://www.kzmu.org/kzmu-news-monday-june-8-2020/

Our Monday newscast featured Moab’s demonstration for Black Lives Matter. We heard about different actions held throughout the evening – the silent vigil, a march through downtown stretching three blocks long, and a peaceful blockade across Main Street. Local organizers also shared reflections with the crowd, appealing to each demonstrator to help bring about change. So today on the extended newscast, we’ll take you to that moment in particular, where community organizers raised their voices to shed light on systemic racism and oppression.

Show Notes:

Read a Transcript

https://www.kzmu.org/get-an-earful-more-from-moabs-black-lives-matter-demonstration/

Monday's Newscast

https://www.kzmu.org/kzmu-news-monday-june-8-2020/

On the latest roundup with The Times-Independent, editor Doug McMurdo discusses the big demonstration for Black Lives Matter in Moab last week, which drew hundreds of protestors. Then, a long-planned bike skills park will not have a public hearing after new criticism, Governor Gary Herbert keeps most of Utah in the ‘yellow’ phase, and a local woman pays tribute to her husband who passed away through sculpture.

Show Notes:

Hundreds attend Black Lives Matter march in Moab

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/hundreds-attend-black-lives-matter-march-in-moab/

Protesters across nation, locally want police to be ‘defunded’

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/protesters-across-nation-locally-want-police-to-be-defunded/

Herbert: ‘Common sense requires’ staying in yellow risk phase

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/herbert-common-sense-requires-staying-in-yellow-risk-phase-2/

Fire restrictions implemented

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/fire-restrictions-implemented/

City rejects public hearing request for bike skills park

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/city-rejects-public-hearing-request-for-bike-skills-park/

Memorial to late husband lights downtown Moab

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/11/memorial-to-late-husband-lights-downtown-moab/

On the latest roundup with The Times-Independent, editor Doug McMurdo discusses the big demonstration for Black Lives Matter in Moab last week, which drew hundreds of protestors. Then, a long-planned bike skills park will not have a public hearing after new criticism, Governor Gary Herbert keeps most of Utah in the ‘yellow’ phase, and a local woman pays tribute to her husband who passed away through sculpture.

Show Notes:

Hundreds attend Black Lives Matter march in Moab

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/hundreds-attend-black-lives-matter-march-in-moab/

Protesters across nation, locally want police to be ‘defunded’

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/protesters-across-nation-locally-want-police-to-be-defunded/

Herbert: ‘Common sense requires’ staying in yellow risk phase

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/herbert-common-sense-requires-staying-in-yellow-risk-phase-2/

Fire restrictions implemented

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/fire-restrictions-implemented/

City rejects public hearing request for bike skills park

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/12/city-rejects-public-hearing-request-for-bike-skills-park/

Memorial to late husband lights downtown Moab

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/11/memorial-to-late-husband-lights-downtown-moab/

As our nation grapples with systemic racism, the health pandemic rages on. Black Americans are dying from COVID-19 at almost three times the rate of white people, revealing glaring racial inequality in our healthcare system. We speak with Moab Regional Hospital CEO Jen Sadoff about local awareness of this broken system as well as how to keep COVID-19 safe while demonstrating for racial justice. Plus, we hear from Moab City Mayor Emily Niehaus about her pledge with the Chief of Police to review use-of-force policies with the community.

Show Notes:

APM Research Lab, The Color of Coronavirus: COVID-19 Deaths by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.

https://www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/deaths-by-race

Photos of Moab Regional Hospital Healthcare Worker Walk-Out

https://www.facebook.com/MoabRegionalHospital/photos/pcb.2542077995893758/2542077525893805/?type=3&theater

Mayor Issues Community Proclamation

https://moabcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/2876/City-of-Moab-Proclamation-6-4-2020

As our nation grapples with systemic racism, the health pandemic rages on. Black Americans are dying from COVID-19 at almost three times the rate of white people, revealing glaring racial inequality in our healthcare system. We speak with Moab Regional Hospital CEO Jen Sadoff about local awareness of this broken system as well as how to keep COVID-19 safe while demonstrating for racial justice. Plus, we hear from Moab City Mayor Emily Niehaus about her pledge with the Chief of Police to review use-of-force policies with the community.

Show Notes:

APM Research Lab, The Color of Coronavirus: COVID-19 Deaths by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.

https://www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/deaths-by-race

Photos of Moab Regional Hospital Healthcare Worker Walk-Out

https://www.facebook.com/MoabRegionalHospital/photos/pcb.2542077995893758/2542077525893805/?type=3&theater

Mayor Issues Community Proclamation

https://moabcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/2876/City-of-Moab-Proclamation-6-4-2020

Today on the news, we hear from our radio partners across the region. First, KJZZ brings us a story from the Navajo Nation, where many older tribal members are dying from COVID-19. These deaths mark a loss of language, stories, ceremonies, and cultural wisdom. Then, UPR has insights from employees of the meat-packaging facility in northern Utah, the source of a large COVID-19 outbreak. And later, the Mountain West News Bureau speaks with people of color in our region about how they're feeling and what changes they want to see.

Show Notes:

KJZZ, Navajos Lose Their Wisdom Keepers

https://kjzz.org/content/1585981/navajos-lose-their-wisdom-keepers

Sihasin Official Page

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC52saarov2NK3WE8avqqM8Q/videos

UPR, COVID-Confidential: Two Essential Workers Share Coronavirus Experience

https://www.upr.org/post/covid-confidential-two-essential-workers-share-coronavirus-experience

Elevated Voices: Listening In The Mountain West

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/elevated-voices-listening-mountain-west

Today on the news, we hear from our radio partners across the region. First, KJZZ brings us a story from the Navajo Nation, where many older tribal members are dying from COVID-19. These deaths mark a loss of language, stories, ceremonies, and cultural wisdom. Then, UPR has insights from employees of the meat-packaging facility in northern Utah, the source of a large COVID-19 outbreak. And later, the Mountain West News Bureau speaks with people of color in our region about how they're feeling and what changes they want to see.

Show Notes:

KJZZ, Navajos Lose Their Wisdom Keepers

https://kjzz.org/content/1585981/navajos-lose-their-wisdom-keepers

Sihasin Official Page

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC52saarov2NK3WE8avqqM8Q/videos

UPR, COVID-Confidential: Two Essential Workers Share Coronavirus Experience

https://www.upr.org/post/covid-confidential-two-essential-workers-share-coronavirus-experience

Elevated Voices: Listening In The Mountain West

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/elevated-voices-listening-mountain-west