Mix some bagpipes, drums and dancing together and you’ve likely got a Scottish, Irish, or Welsh cultural event. You’ve also got some noise. This is the central issue with the recent debate over the 2022 Scots on the Rocks Festival, which has spurred the city council to revise their special events permitting criteria when it comes to noise and its ‘intensity.’ Plus, new research by the Utah Women & Leadership Project looks into the economic, health-related and overall wellness status of Indigenous women in Utah. And, clean air advocates are taking the EPA to court over smog levels in Colorado.

// Show Notes:

// Moab City: Special Event Criteria (July 12, 2022)

https://moabcity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/5060?fileID=6018

// Moab City: Findings of Fact, Scots on the Rocks (July 12, 2022)

https://moabcity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/5062?fileID=6033

// Sounds in the Today’s Episode:

‘Pipes and Drums’ by strongbot

‘Pipe and Drum’ by inchadney

// Utah Public Radio: Study finds Utah indigenous women lack clean water and internet access

https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2022-07-12/study-finds-utah-indigenous-women-lack-clean-water-and-internet-access