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Students at the Moab Charter School may notice a few changes on campus during their new school year. This year, kids will exchange their plastic cutlery for reusable metal forks and spoons in the lunchroom. MCS staff say switching from plastic to reusable utensils will reduce the school’s impact on the environment and save money. And later in the newscast, our partners at Utah Public Radio talk about the unique geology of the Colorado Plateau.

Students at the Moab Charter School may notice a few changes on campus during their new school year. This year, kids will exchange their plastic cutlery for reusable metal forks and spoons in the lunchroom. MCS staff say switching from plastic to reusable utensils will reduce the school’s impact on the environment and save money. And later in the newscast, our partners at Utah Public Radio talk about the unique geology of the Colorado Plateau.

The preliminary results from Tuesday's Moab City Council primary are in – incumbents Tawny Knuteson-Boyd, Rani Derasary, and Kalen Jones will all advance to the November general election. Challenging their seats will be Bryon Walston, Kenneth Minor, and Kendall Jenson. Later in the news, the black bear that injured a 13-year-old boy in Moab was recently found and killed by wildlife officials. Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources has no conclusive theory on why the bear might have been in the Dewey Bridge Campground, where the incident occurred, or why the animal attacked the boy.

[Photo: Moab City Council Candidates advancing to the November election after Tuesday's primary. From top left - Rani Derasary, Kendall Jenson, Kalen Jones. From bottom left - Tawny Knuteson-Boyd, Kenneth Minor, Bryon Walston.]

The preliminary results from Tuesday's Moab City Council primary are in – incumbents Tawny Knuteson-Boyd, Rani Derasary, and Kalen Jones will all advance to the November general election. Challenging their seats will be Bryon Walston, Kenneth Minor, and Kendall Jenson. Later in the news, the black bear that injured a 13-year-old boy in Moab was recently found and killed by wildlife officials. Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources has no conclusive theory on why the bear might have been in the Dewey Bridge Campground, where the incident occurred, or why the animal attacked the boy.

[Photo: Moab City Council Candidates advancing to the November election after Tuesday's primary. From top left - Rani Derasary, Kendall Jenson, Kalen Jones. From bottom left - Tawny Knuteson-Boyd, Kenneth Minor, Bryon Walston.]

Today on the news, our partners at Rocky Mountain Community Radio take us back to the 90s, when the EPA actually vetoed the construction of the Two Forks dam in Colorado. They’ll tell us more about how the dam’s legacy influences current water projects, and how communities, environmental groups, and water utilities all fit in to this puzzle.

Today on the news, our partners at Rocky Mountain Community Radio take us back to the 90s, when the EPA actually vetoed the construction of the Two Forks dam in Colorado. They’ll tell us more about how the dam’s legacy influences current water projects, and how communities, environmental groups, and water utilities all fit in to this puzzle.

A boy camping at Dewey Bridge along the Colorado River was injured by a bear while sleeping Friday. The 13-year-old victim suffered bites to his right cheek and right ear, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The child described the bear as “about his size” with black fur, so officials are assuming it was a smaller animal, likely around two years old. And later in the news, Public Lands Corner delves into the proposed changes on how the U.S. Forest Service conducts environmental reviews under NEPA. Tune in.

[Photo: Bear tracks near the Colorado River. Courtesy Utah DWR]

A boy camping at Dewey Bridge along the Colorado River was injured by a bear while sleeping Friday. The 13-year-old victim suffered bites to his right cheek and right ear, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The child described the bear as “about his size” with black fur, so officials are assuming it was a smaller animal, likely around two years old. And later in the news, Public Lands Corner delves into the proposed changes on how the U.S. Forest Service conducts environmental reviews under NEPA. Tune in.

[Photo: Bear tracks near the Colorado River. Courtesy Utah DWR]

KZMU News is taking a summer break this week! We’re off preparing the next several months of stories, so if you’ve got something you’d like us to cover, drop a line to [email protected]. KZMU News will return on Monday August 12th. In the meantime, check out our extensive archives at kzmu.org. And thanks, for all your support.

KZMU News is taking a summer break this week! We’re off preparing the next several months of stories, so if you’ve got something you’d like us to cover, drop a line to [email protected]. KZMU News will return on Monday August 12th. In the meantime, check out our extensive archives at kzmu.org. And thanks, for all your support.