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The Salton Sea shows why Utah should pay attention to Great Salt …

WebRyan G. Sinclair, Loma Linda University associate professor of public health and earth and biological sciences, and Quinn Montgomery, Alianza consultant biologist, …

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Utah schools are in ‘triage’ mode when it comes to mental health

WebiStockphoto. Southern Utah University saw a 400% increase in the number of students seeking help during the pandemic. Student mental health needs have been …

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Healthy soil can save water. And for Utah farmers, that’s pay dirt

WebBy improving the health of his soil, the amount of irrigation his grain crops need has gone from 18 inches a year to just 10. “You pencil that out and that is millions …

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Urban-rural health disparities are widening, but in Utah, access

WebThe CDC attributes part of this disparity to age as rural populations are older on average than urban ones. Still, they wrote that “differences in social circumstances, …

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Lakebed dust is a worry in Utah. For California’s Salton Sea, it’s a

WebScattered near the roughly 27,000 acres of exposed Salton Sea playa are lines of hay bales. Charlie Diamond, a researcher with the Salton Sea Task Force at the …

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Utah’s gender-affirming care ban is impacting physicians, too

WebUtah was the first of several states in 2023 to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Within the first two weeks of the 2023 Utah Legislative Session, Gov. …

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Outdoor workers can pay a heavy price for Utah’s bad air KUER

WebThis summer, Utah saw some of the worst pollution in the world due to wildfire smoke from regional events like California’s Dixie Fire. The air was filled with …

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As Utah faces a labor shortage, the state hospital feels the impacts

WebUtah State Hospital, the psychiatric facility in Provo, has always dealt with staff shortages. But now with the labor crisis and healthcare worker burnout, it’s the …

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Shame And Illness Have A Long History

WebShame can be a powerful tool when it comes to human behavior. But in a pandemic, shaming someone for contracting a disease can do more harm than good. …

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A Tale Of Two Pandemics: Utah's Response To The 1918 Flu and

WebBut even in 1918, most public health officials viewed masks as a simple and effective measure to prevent viruses from spreading. “The mask has been brought into …

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Toxic dust warnings might be our future as the Great Salt Lake

WebThe Great Salt Lake is shrinking at an alarming rate, and it’s about to reach a new record low following an extreme drought. That’s raising concern about potential …

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CDC data shows why lawmakers are worried about the mental …

WebIn the name of protecting youth and their mental health, state lawmakers have been focused this session on the effects of social media with the governor going as …

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A century of human activity is coming back as toxic dust as the

WebThe scenario reads more like apocalyptic science fiction than reality. The Great Salt Lake recedes and an ecological disaster, fanned by the wind, hits the …

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Delta restoration is one small step for the Provo River, one

WebThe June sucker is unique to Utah Lake and its tributaries but has been unable to spawn for decades due to an unhealthy habitat. The project broke ground in …

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Utah’s ‘Troubled-Teen’ Centers Use So-Called ‘Booty

WebChemically restraining children is not allowed in a number of states — but it is permitted in Utah, where the so-called “troubled-teen” industry has thrived under light …

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Reaching for Air: How a historic mistake led to Salt Lake City’s

WebFeeling like ‘human filters’ The Environmental Protection Agency released an environmental justice assessment for neighborhoods on Salt Lake City’s west side earlier …

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Utah has made a big dent in teen vaping in the last 4 years

WebNew findings from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services show a decline from a high of 12.4% of teens in 8th, 10th and 12th grade who vape in 2019 to …

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Idaho had 5 documented abortions in 2023, but a closer look at …

WebAccording to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, there were just five reported abortions in the state in 2023. A sharp decline from previous years, that …

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Dire drought conditions dominate Utah’s environmental

WebEnvironmental issues dominated headlines in Utah in 2021. Chief among them is the dire drought that’s parched the landscape. As KUER looks back at the …

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Rollout of Utah’s transgender bathroom law has sparked …

WebA transgender pride flag outside a Salt Lake City home, May 1, 2024, the same day a provision of a Utah law goes into effect that restricts which bathrooms transgender …

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