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Citizen Revolt

Citizen Revolt: Week of September 29

Protect Labyrinth Canyon, Fight Judicial Bias, GSL and the Spiral Jetty, All About Witches

It may be one of Utah's lesser known slot canyons, but it's one of the most spectacular.

By Katharine Biele September 28, 2022

Citizen Revolt: Week of September 22

Question Climate Action, A River Doesn't Run Through It, Don't Hold Up the ERA, Abort the Lack of Access

Campaign season is a great time to ask the hard questions about climate change.

By Katharine Biele September 21, 2022

Citizen Revolt: Week of September 15

The Lake's at Stake,Voters Still Matter, Banned Books Are the Best

It's no secret that the Salt Lake Valley is a polluted mess. It's also not a big surprise that the Legislature has taken little concrete action to alleviate the effects of climate change.

By Katharine Biele September 14, 2022

Citizen Revolt: Week of September 8

Taking Us for a Ride, Pushed Out of Housing, Free Speech in Academia

If you haven't heard about the gondola, you're either not paying attention or just don't care what happens to the Cottonwood canyons.

By Katharine Biele September 7, 2022

Citizen Revolt: Week of September 1

Prisoners of Their Environment, Fight the Gravel Pits, Democracy at Stake, An African Girl's Story

Across the country, prisoners are being trapped in toxic conditions like contaminated drinking water or, in the Salt Lake Valley, polluted air.

By Katharine Biele August 31, 2022

Citizen Revolt: Week of August 25

Women as Vessels, Poverty Summit, Who Cares About History?,

That right and others are being chipped away by political forces determined to weaken women's rights and return America to a day when men—and perhaps white, property-owning men—were the only ones to make decisions.

By Katharine Biele August 24, 2022

Citizen Revolt: Week of August 18

Let's Clean the Air, Have a Care About Medicare, Who Gets Cancer?

How bad is it, really? If you don't have COPD or asthma, what's the problem? Well, Utah has had the worst air quality in the country, and we're ranked No. 18 in the world.

By Katharine Biele August 17, 2022