KZMU News

The 2018 water year featured an intense drought that stuck to the Four Corners region. The snowpack was weak, the reservoirs didn’t fill, and the dryness made combating wildfires even more difficult. Last week, KZMU News reported on a study that found the drought was directly tied to the effects of human caused climate change. This week, our partners at KSJD in Cortez, Colorado speak with the study's lead author to understand how researchers approached data and what it could indicate for the future.

Show Notes:

KSJD, 'Four Corners Drought in 2018 Tied to Human-Caused Climate Change' –

https://www.ksjd.org/post/four-corners-drought-2018-tied-human-caused-climate-change#stream/0

Quantifying Human-Induced Temp Impacts on 2018 Four Corners Drought –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Quantifying-Human-Induced-Temp-Impacts-on-2018-Four-Corners-Drought.pdf

The 2018 water year featured an intense drought that stuck to the Four Corners region. The snowpack was weak, the reservoirs didn’t fill, and the dryness made combating wildfires even more difficult. Last week, KZMU News reported on a study that found the drought was directly tied to the effects of human caused climate change. This week, our partners at KSJD in Cortez, Colorado speak with the study's lead author to understand how researchers approached data and what it could indicate for the future.

Show Notes:

KSJD, 'Four Corners Drought in 2018 Tied to Human-Caused Climate Change' –

https://www.ksjd.org/post/four-corners-drought-2018-tied-human-caused-climate-change#stream/0

Quantifying Human-Induced Temp Impacts on 2018 Four Corners Drought –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Quantifying-Human-Induced-Temp-Impacts-on-2018-Four-Corners-Drought.pdf

In his opening session remarks at the Utah Legislature, Speaker of the House Brad Wilson named reducing Utah’s suicide rate as one of his top priorities for the year. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, but the eighth in Utah. According to our partners at Utah Public Radio, local health departments are currently working towards prevention by utilizing the QPR Institute’s ‘Question, Persuade, Refer’ method. And later in the news, Public Lands Corner features an in-depth look at changes to obtaining a river permit for running Westwater Canyon, as well as a proposed fee increase for Desolation Canyon river permits.

Show Notes –

Suicide Prevention:

Suicide Statistics

https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/

https://ibis.health.utah.gov/ibisph-view/indicator/complete_profile/SuicDth.html

QPR Institute, ‘Question, Persuade, Refer’ Method

https://qprinstitute.com

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

UPR, 'Suicide Prevention Top Priority For Utah Lawmakers, Health Departments'

https://www.upr.org/post/suicide-prevention-top-priority-utah-lawmakers-health-departments

Help for those struggling with depression, hopelessness and suicidal thoughts is available at the Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition hotline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or via chat at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Public Lands Corner:

Westwater

Conversation with Todd Murdock, Moab BLM recreation

https://www.recreation.gov/permits/621744

Desolation/Gray Canyon

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/comments-sought-desolation-canyon-blm-price-campgrounds-business-plans

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/comments-sought-desolation-canyon-blm-price-campgrounds-business-plans

Conditions report

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow

https://www.ksl.com/weather/snowpack

In his opening session remarks at the Utah Legislature, Speaker of the House Brad Wilson named reducing Utah’s suicide rate as one of his top priorities for the year. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, but the eighth in Utah. According to our partners at Utah Public Radio, local health departments are currently working towards prevention by utilizing the QPR Institute’s ‘Question, Persuade, Refer’ method. And later in the news, Public Lands Corner features an in-depth look at changes to obtaining a river permit for running Westwater Canyon, as well as a proposed fee increase for Desolation Canyon river permits.

Show Notes –

Suicide Prevention:

Suicide Statistics

https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/

https://ibis.health.utah.gov/ibisph-view/indicator/complete_profile/SuicDth.html

QPR Institute, ‘Question, Persuade, Refer’ Method

https://qprinstitute.com

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

UPR, 'Suicide Prevention Top Priority For Utah Lawmakers, Health Departments'

https://www.upr.org/post/suicide-prevention-top-priority-utah-lawmakers-health-departments

Help for those struggling with depression, hopelessness and suicidal thoughts is available at the Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition hotline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or via chat at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Public Lands Corner:

Westwater

Conversation with Todd Murdock, Moab BLM recreation

https://www.recreation.gov/permits/621744

Desolation/Gray Canyon

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/comments-sought-desolation-canyon-blm-price-campgrounds-business-plans

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/comments-sought-desolation-canyon-blm-price-campgrounds-business-plans

Conditions report

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow

https://www.ksl.com/weather/snowpack

On the extended newscast, we speak with Moab Sun News editor Maggie McGuire about tensions over a health clinic planned for the San Juan County side of Spanish Valley. There are several different lenses with which to view this issue – through one lens, more healthcare services could mean more choice, giving options to locals valley-wide. Through another, you see that duplicating services may equate to rising healthcare costs, potentially leaving providers and patients worse off than before. In the absence of a regional study, these perspectives are difficult to weigh. So politics fills the gap, and some Grand County elected officials are reluctant to oppose another county’s plan. It’s a big conversation, so we start from the beginning.

Show Notes:

‘Unhealthy competition? Moab Regional Hospital calls for a slowdown on proposed Spanish Valley Clinic’ –

http://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_cc257c36-3e13-11ea-83b5-3b9a50c9a324.html

‘The View: On healthcare, it’s not just a matter of choice’ –

http://www.moabsunnews.com/opinion/article_82639ee2-439b-11ea-807e-03bddd9b5bdf.html

On the extended newscast, we speak with Moab Sun News editor Maggie McGuire about tensions over a health clinic planned for the San Juan County side of Spanish Valley. There are several different lenses with which to view this issue – through one lens, more healthcare services could mean more choice, giving options to locals valley-wide. Through another, you see that duplicating services may equate to rising healthcare costs, potentially leaving providers and patients worse off than before. In the absence of a regional study, these perspectives are difficult to weigh. So politics fills the gap, and some Grand County elected officials are reluctant to oppose another county’s plan. It’s a big conversation, so we start from the beginning.

Show Notes:

‘Unhealthy competition? Moab Regional Hospital calls for a slowdown on proposed Spanish Valley Clinic’ –

http://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_cc257c36-3e13-11ea-83b5-3b9a50c9a324.html

‘The View: On healthcare, it’s not just a matter of choice’ –

http://www.moabsunnews.com/opinion/article_82639ee2-439b-11ea-807e-03bddd9b5bdf.html

On the Jan 31st roundup with Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent, discussion surrounds the citizens' victory against Moab City related to the Lionsback Resort. Plus, Moab Regional Hospital's concerns about a new health clinic planned for Spanish Valley, Moab's melanistic deer dies of chronic wasting disease, and Moab City formally opposes oil and gas leasing in Sand Flats Recreation Area. Tune in.

Show Notes:

'Court Rules Against City, SITLA in Lionsback Case' –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/31/court-rules-against-city-sitla-in-lionsback-case/

'Sadoff Seeks True Cooperation with Regional Healthcare Providers' –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/31/sadoff-seeks%E2%80%AFtrue-cooperation-with-regional-healthcare-providers/

'Chronic Wasting Disease Killed Moab's Rare Black Deer' –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/27/chronic-wasting-disease-killed-moabs-rare-black-deer/

'City Opposes Subsurface Oil and Gas Drilling in Sand Flats' –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/31/city-opposes-subsurface-drilling-in-sand-flats/

On the Jan 31st roundup with Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent, discussion surrounds the citizens' victory against Moab City related to the Lionsback Resort. Plus, Moab Regional Hospital's concerns about a new health clinic planned for Spanish Valley, Moab's melanistic deer dies of chronic wasting disease, and Moab City formally opposes oil and gas leasing in Sand Flats Recreation Area. Tune in.

Show Notes:

'Court Rules Against City, SITLA in Lionsback Case' –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/31/court-rules-against-city-sitla-in-lionsback-case/

'Sadoff Seeks True Cooperation with Regional Healthcare Providers' –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/31/sadoff-seeks%E2%80%AFtrue-cooperation-with-regional-healthcare-providers/

'Chronic Wasting Disease Killed Moab's Rare Black Deer' –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/27/chronic-wasting-disease-killed-moabs-rare-black-deer/

'City Opposes Subsurface Oil and Gas Drilling in Sand Flats' –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/31/city-opposes-subsurface-drilling-in-sand-flats/

A group of local citizens won a lawsuit against Moab City related to the proposed Lionsback Resort, planned for development near Sand Flats Recreation Area. The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that Moab City violated state and local land use code when they approved the resort’s proposed modifications without a public hearing. However, an attorney for the city said this decision does not mean Lionsback Resort is simply going to ‘go away.’ But neither, say the citizens, will they.

A group of local citizens won a lawsuit against Moab City related to the proposed Lionsback Resort, planned for development near Sand Flats Recreation Area. The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that Moab City violated state and local land use code when they approved the resort’s proposed modifications without a public hearing. However, an attorney for the city said this decision does not mean Lionsback Resort is simply going to ‘go away.’ But neither, say the citizens, will they.