Flooding

In other news, Gov. Spencer Cox has named the new Great Salt Lake Commissioner. And, three counties are under a state of emergency because of flash flooding.

Floods over the weekend destroyed homes, damaged roads, and contaminated the city's tap water. In other news, federal foresters have determined the cause of Utah's largest wildfire.

In other news, Utah revoked the license for a "troubled teen" boarding school that Paris Hilton claims abused her as a teen. And, the Babylon Fire is the biggest in Utah and the nation.

After last year's massive Dragon Bravo Fire, there's an increased risk of dangerous flooding and mudslides in the area. Park officials have a plan to keep visitors safe.

For years, many people have assumed that climate change will send massive waves of “climate refugees” across borders around the world. But Jan Freihardt, a political scientist at ETH Zurich, says the reality is far more complicated. Studying communities along the Jamuna River in Bangladesh—where floods and erosion regularly destroy homes and farmland—Freihardt has followed families trying to decide whether to stay, move a little, or start over somewhere else. Distant migration is the option of last resort — and often not an option at all.

Wetland experts advocate a 300-foot buffer for development around rivers, but an upcoming city council vote in Logan might shrink the buffer to 25 feet.

Our hosts discuss the lack of flood warnings in Texas, the Supreme Court's curbing of lower courts' injunctive powers, and cuts to Utah's education programs.

In other news, Spanish Fork is receiving $1.2 million in federal funds to assist in flood repair. And, roads in two northern Utah cities have closed due to malfunctioning railroad crossing arms.

Tribune reporter Emily Anderson Stern and Moab Times-Independent reporter Andrew Christiansen join UPR’s Tom Williams, who broadcast live from Moab this week, to talk about the latest news.

Utah currently has 227 "high hazard" dams, 107 in which are in need of some sort of rehabilitation based on Utah's criteria. The issue is the state only has funding for 6 of these 107 dams.