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On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (02:48) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting, (22:38) UDOT Heber Valley Environmental Impact Study project manager Craig Hancock reveals the newest release of proposals to reduce traffic in Heber City and (35:10) Director of Summit Land Conservancy Cheryl Fox discusses open space issues.

On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (06:25) Kimball Art Center Executive Director Aldy Milliken shares more about the new exhibit More Than a Thousand Words and upcoming Monster Draw, (25:07) Park City Manager Matt Dias has a preview of this week's city council meeting and (42:57) Co-Founder of Live Like Sam Ron Jackenthal has details on the opening of registration for its summer Thrive program.

On today's This Green Earth, Nell and Chris speak with (02:45) Mike Luers from the Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District. They take a deep dive into the re-use of advanced treated wastewater on private and public properties. Learn what it is, how it works, and the challenges associated with it.Then, (27:17) author Jenny Price comes on the show to talk about her new book, Stop Saving the Planet! The book is described as a short, fun, fierce manifesto for environmentalism that is more fair and less righteous.They end the show speaking about (48:38) how Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources is accepting applications for positions on a regional advisory council.

On today's episode of The Mountain Life, Pete Stoughton and Lynn Ware Peek's guests include: (01:07) Dr. Michelle Segar, an award-winning sustainable behavior change researcher at the University of Michigan. She joins to talk about a truly fresh, brain-based new take on the old and tired behavior change paradigm which she discusses in her new book, THE JOY CHOICE: How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise. Then, (25:52) the Park City High School Mountain bike team gets this season rolling with a huge team. They will talk about the upcoming fundraisers and how to catch their races this season.

Covering Leslie Thatcher, Sean Higgins hosts the Local News Hour. Today's guests include: (10:01) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting, (25:32) EATS Program Manager Natalie Kane and new Gardens and Sustainability Manager Kellie Hill have details about the Fork in the Road fundraiser and Kellie's new job and (37:27) Peace House Director of Prevention and Education Emma Zevallos and Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Program Director Andrea Sherman on the screening of Surviving Sex Trafficking and panel discussion that will follow.

Nell Larson and Chris Cherniak are the hosts of This Green Earth. This week, (01:58) in celebration of International Dark Sky Week, Paul Ricketts, director of University of Utah's South Physics Observatory, will come on to speak about Utah's upcoming Dark Sky Week events, including telescope workshops and a Star party.Then, they will be speaking with (24:21) Yale University lecturer Wake Smith, who teaches a world-leading course on the topic of Climate Mitigation. The course syllabus forms the basis of his new book, Pandora's Toolbox: The Hopes and Hazards of Climate Intervention.

On today's Local News Hour host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (06:04) Summit County Council member Chris Robinson who recaps Wednesday's meeting, including the presentation of the emergency communications plan for Spanish speaking community, (22:36) Heber City Council member Mike Johnston with a recap from Wednesday's meeting, including the discussion on whether to allow pride banners on Main St. and (38:00) Park City Film Director Katy Wang looks ahead at some of the films and special screenings on the calendar.

On today's Local News Hour with host Leslie Thatcher guests include: (02:53) Park City Historic Alliance Executive Director Ginger Wicks with an update on the spring season on Main Street, (17:28) the most accomplished female skier and Director of the Lindsey Vonn Foundation has details about her annual fundraiser that is coming to Park City and what life is like off the racecourse and (33:56) Park City Chamber Bureau CEO Jennifer Wesselhoff has a monthly update.

On today's Cool Science Radio, John and Lynn's guests include: (01:18) David Quammen, author of 2012’s book Spillover that predicted in detail the 2019 Covid pandemic. These past 2 years David has been hard at work interviewing 94 virologists and infectious-disease experts about the SARS-CoV-2 virus, its origins, evolution, and journey through the human population. Then, (29:18) Nicole Yunger Halpern who has written Quantum Steampunk: The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow. Halpern re-envisions the steam engine and the laws of thermodynamics from the 1880s Industrial Revolution through the lens of today's quantum information revolution.

On today's Local News Hour with host Leslie Thatcher guests include: (07:04) Deer Valley Marketing Director Susie English has a look back at the winter season and a look ahead at summer activities, (21:43) Wasatch County Behavioral Health educator Audra Rhodes discusses some of the events being planned for May Mental Health Awareness month and (35:35) Climate Scientist and author Katharine Hayhoe and assistant professor of Geography at the University of Utah McKenzie Skiles talk about their work with climate change.