Environmental Protection

Summit County Stormwater Manager Kelsey Christiansen has details on the County's Earth Day event Trails, Trash and Tunes that was rescheduled to this Saturday, May 14.

On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (06:41) Summit County Council Member Roger Armstrong recaps Wednesday's meeting, (24:18) Mountainland Association of Governments Wasatch Region Trails Planner Don Taylor has an update on Wasatch County trails projects and (42:32) Summit County Stormwater Manager Kelsey Christiansen has details on the County's Earth Day event Trails, Trash and Tunes that was rescheduled to this Saturday, May 14.

On today's Cool Science Radio, Lynn Ware Peek and John Wells' guests include: (00:56) Ocean scientist and journalist Juli Berwald, who speaks about the far-reaching consequences of coral reef destruction and the persistence of efforts to keep them alive. Her new book is called Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs.Then, (25:27) world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal draws on decades of observation and studies of both human and animal behavior which comes together in his new book: DIFFERENT: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist.

Ocean scientist, journalist and author Juli Berwald shares with John and Lynn about the far-reaching consequences of coral reef destruction and the persistence of efforts to keep them alive. Her new book is called Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs.

On today's This Green Earth, (04:52) Senior Scientist Charles Paull comes on the show to discuss a new study from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute that documents how the thawing of permafrost, submerged underwater at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, is affecting the seafloor. Then in the second half of the show, (22:15) Chris and Carolyn replay an interview with Dan Saladino about the world's rarest foods, and why we need to save them.

In this segment, Senior Scientist Charles Paull comes on the show to discuss a new study from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute that documents how the thawing of permafrost, submerged underwater at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, is affecting the seafloor.Numerous studies show that thawing permafrost creates unstable land which negatively impacts important Arctic infrastructure, such as roads, train tracks, buildings, and airports.Paull says that this groundbreaking research has revealed how the thawing of submarine permafrost can be detected and monitored.

On This Green Earth, Mike Scott, a Senior Campaign Representative with Sierra Club’s Montana Chapter, comes on to discuss the importance of the Biden…