David Condos
KUER southern Utah reporterDavid Condos is KUER’s southern Utah reporter based in St. George. He covers the dynamics shaping life in communities across the southern part of the state with a focus on environmental issues. His reporting has earned several prestigious honors, including three National Edward R. Murrow awards, six Public Media Journalists Association awards and seven Regional Edward R. Murrow awards. His radio stories have also regularly aired on NPR’s national programs Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. Prior to joining KUER, Condos spent two and a half years covering rural Kansas for High Plains Public Radio and the Kansas News Service. He grew up in Nebraska, Colorado and Illinois and graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Cedar City's water conservancy district is putting millions into recycling sewage to stretch its water. It's one of many Western cities turning to wastewater reuse as drought and climate change strain supplies. -
"At a time when the National Park Service is already stretched — they're stretched in staffing, budgets are low — this is just kind of an additional hit," one park advocate said. -
From Provo and Lehi to several of the Mighty 5 national parks, parts of Utah (again) experienced their warmest summers on record. -
The Green River solar and battery project in Emery County is being hailed as the largest of its kind in Utah and the Mountain West. It shows a potential path for the region's transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. -
A Trump executive order directs the National Park Service to review displays and signs that may cast the American people or landscapes in a negative light. Critics call it an "attack on the discipline of history itself." -
The warm autumn put Salt Lake City on track for its second-warmest year on record. It's running 3.3 degrees hotter than its historical average.
