David Condos
@davidcondos.bsky.social
Covering southern Utah + the environment at @kuer.org, NPR Utah • Past: High Plains Public Radio + Kansas News Service • Reporting: kuer.org/david-condos
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David Condos
@davidcondos.bsky.social
· May 14
So excited and honored to win an Edward R. Murrow Award today for my work covering southern Utah with @kuer.org 📻🥹🎉
Big thanks to my editors and to all the folks who trusted me to share their stories in my reporting this past year.
Full list of winning entries: www.rtdna.org/2025-regiona...
Big thanks to my editors and to all the folks who trusted me to share their stories in my reporting this past year.
Full list of winning entries: www.rtdna.org/2025-regiona...
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At the end of the day, saving 💧 costs 💰. Some cities have more to throw at conservation than others.
Utah has county-by-county water goals. Is your county hitting them?
Around half of Utah’s counties have met their 2030 conservation goals. Taking a closer look at who is succeeding and struggling offers a glimpse of why it’s hard to save water in Utah.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
At the end of the day, saving 💧 costs 💰. Some cities have more to throw at conservation than others.
It'll cost more for international tourists to visit Utah's national parks starting Jan 1st.
Annual passes for nonresidents will cost $250, rather than $80. And there'll be an extra $100/person fee to visit some of the most popular parks, including Zion and Bryce Canyon. www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
Annual passes for nonresidents will cost $250, rather than $80. And there'll be an extra $100/person fee to visit some of the most popular parks, including Zion and Bryce Canyon. www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
Entrance Passes (U.S. National Park Service)
The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites, covering entrance, standard amenity, and day-use fees.
www.nps.gov
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It'll cost more for international tourists to visit Utah's national parks starting Jan 1st.
Annual passes for nonresidents will cost $250, rather than $80. And there'll be an extra $100/person fee to visit some of the most popular parks, including Zion and Bryce Canyon. www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
Annual passes for nonresidents will cost $250, rather than $80. And there'll be an extra $100/person fee to visit some of the most popular parks, including Zion and Bryce Canyon. www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
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4 counties — Carbon, Duchesne , Uintah and Wayne — really demonstrate the wins and the stumbles of Utah's 2030 water goals. buff.ly/dt5W91H
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
4 counties — Carbon, Duchesne , Uintah and Wayne — really demonstrate the wins and the stumbles of Utah's 2030 water goals. buff.ly/dt5W91H
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Tuesday on NPR: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Charlie Kirk, Trump, pragmatism, forgiveness, and the role of faith in politics.
In an NPR video interview, he also addresses using nuclear power to drive AI—along with the dangers of AI.
In an NPR video interview, he also addresses using nuclear power to drive AI—along with the dangers of AI.
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Tuesday on NPR: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Charlie Kirk, Trump, pragmatism, forgiveness, and the role of faith in politics.
In an NPR video interview, he also addresses using nuclear power to drive AI—along with the dangers of AI.
In an NPR video interview, he also addresses using nuclear power to drive AI—along with the dangers of AI.
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Grand Canyon National Park employees plan to file union paperwork with the Federal Labor Relations Board. It's part of a larger move by park workers across the West to push back against the Trump administration's cuts.
Grand Canyon National Park employees move to unionize
Grand Canyon National Park employees plan to file union paperwork with the Federal Labor Relations Board. It's part of a larger move by park workers across the West to push back against the Trump…
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Grand Canyon National Park employees plan to file union paperwork with the Federal Labor Relations Board. It's part of a larger move by park workers across the West to push back against the Trump administration's cuts.
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The deadline is 2030, so we’re halfway through Utah’s county-by-county water conservation plan. Who’s struggling and who’s succeeding?
Utah has county-by-county water goals. Is your county hitting them?
Around half of Utah’s counties have met their 2030 conservation goals. Taking a closer look at who is succeeding and struggling offers a glimpse of why it’s hard to save water in Utah.
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The deadline is 2030, so we’re halfway through Utah’s county-by-county water conservation plan. Who’s struggling and who’s succeeding?
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How low can your county go?
Utah has county-by-county water goals. Is your county hitting them?
Around half of Utah’s counties have met their 2030 conservation goals. Taking a closer look at who is succeeding and struggling offers a glimpse of why it’s hard to save water in Utah.
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
How low can your county go?
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Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
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The nonprofit Lasagna Love usually gets about 2,500 requests per week.
But in late October, as it became clear that SNAP benefits would be interrupted, that surged to around 10,000.
www.kuer.org/business-eco...
But in late October, as it became clear that SNAP benefits would be interrupted, that surged to around 10,000.
www.kuer.org/business-eco...
Volunteers deliver “Lasagna Love” as shutdown effects linger for Utah families
www.kuer.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The nonprofit Lasagna Love usually gets about 2,500 requests per week.
But in late October, as it became clear that SNAP benefits would be interrupted, that surged to around 10,000.
www.kuer.org/business-eco...
But in late October, as it became clear that SNAP benefits would be interrupted, that surged to around 10,000.
www.kuer.org/business-eco...
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Gotta new kid? Want a house? Need a new car? Are you saving enough for retirement? Talk to your friendly neighborhood reporters about your goals for next year
Hey! What are YOUR financial concerns for the new year? We wanna know.
Share your thoughts with KUER!
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Gotta new kid? Want a house? Need a new car? Are you saving enough for retirement? Talk to your friendly neighborhood reporters about your goals for next year
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November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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wrote a newsletter this morning
(okay i wrote a newsletter last night, which published this morning, but you know what i meant)
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/what-it-me...
(okay i wrote a newsletter last night, which published this morning, but you know what i meant)
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/what-it-me...
What it means to be okay with not being okay
Nebraska coach Matt Rhule makes a critical point about support and mental health, even in a transactional world.
www.extrapointsmb.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
wrote a newsletter this morning
(okay i wrote a newsletter last night, which published this morning, but you know what i meant)
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/what-it-me...
(okay i wrote a newsletter last night, which published this morning, but you know what i meant)
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/what-it-me...
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Tensions in the ongoing Colorado River talks: Arizona’s governor criticized officials of the four Upper Basin states for what she called their “extreme negotiating position.” tucson.com/news/local/e...
Hobbs rips Upper States' 'extreme negotiating position' on Colorado River
Gov. Katie Hobbs blasted officials of the four Upper Colorado River Basin states for what she called their “extreme negotiating position” in refusing to offer curbs on their water use
tucson.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Tensions in the ongoing Colorado River talks: Arizona’s governor criticized officials of the four Upper Basin states for what she called their “extreme negotiating position.” tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Utah’s no stranger to small-scale water conservation cuts. But big and basinwide? That’d be a whole other beast.
Trump’s Colorado River deadline is almost here. Is Utah ready for cuts?
Because of drought, mandatory water cuts are nothing new in Utah. But the potential of large-scale reductions across the Colorado River Basin would present a steep challenge.
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Utah’s no stranger to small-scale water conservation cuts. But big and basinwide? That’d be a whole other beast.
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October set us up for a good spring runoff. Now we wait and see what La Niña has in store for us. Gotta have snow for the runoff.
While Utah’s snow forecast remains a coin flip, the October rains did us good
October set the stage for Utah to have a solid spring snowmelt runoff. That is, if the state can catch enough snow this winter.
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
October set us up for a good spring runoff. Now we wait and see what La Niña has in store for us. Gotta have snow for the runoff.
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A major shift in where L.A. gets water: The city will double the size of a project to transform wastewater into purified drinking water, producing enough for 500,000 people. The recycled water will allow L.A. to stop taking water from creeks that feed Mono Lake. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Los Angeles will nearly double recycled water for 500,000 residents
Los Angeles is set to double the size of a planned facility that will transform wastewater into purified drinking water, recycling enough water to meet the needs of 500,000 people.
www.latimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A major shift in where L.A. gets water: The city will double the size of a project to transform wastewater into purified drinking water, producing enough for 500,000 people. The recycled water will allow L.A. to stop taking water from creeks that feed Mono Lake. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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“Regardless of what sort of offsetting or replenishment you do, it doesn’t necessarily nullify the water footprints of your own operations." Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Executives at world’s biggest datacentre owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“Regardless of what sort of offsetting or replenishment you do, it doesn’t necessarily nullify the water footprints of your own operations." Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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While other parks, monuments and sites are shut down right now, Zion has stayed open to give visitors the experience they’ve planned. But it hasn’t been easy.
What it takes to keep Utah’s Zion National Park open during the government shutdown
The shutdown hasn’t stopped the crowds at the very popular Zion National Park. But keeping it open has required tens of thousands from state funds and donations.
buff.ly
October 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
While other parks, monuments and sites are shut down right now, Zion has stayed open to give visitors the experience they’ve planned. But it hasn’t been easy.
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One of the many things @ninalakhani.bsky.social does so well is show the very real, very now cost of climate change at the most human level. This story is devastatingly good: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story
Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One of the many things @ninalakhani.bsky.social does so well is show the very real, very now cost of climate change at the most human level. This story is devastatingly good: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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god I love the quote site that takes movie lines and removes any trace of them being from a movie at all
October 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
god I love the quote site that takes movie lines and removes any trace of them being from a movie at all
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service journalism is alive and well
Art heists may sound glamorous, but stealing priceless cultural artifacts doesn't always pay off like you'd expect. We talked with a veteran art thief, a lawyer, and an expert on heist economics.
A few things to consider before committing a museum heist
Art heists may sound glamorous, but stealing priceless cultural artifacts doesn't always pay off like you'd expect. We talked with a veteran art thief, a lawyer, and an expert on heist economics.
n.pr
October 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
service journalism is alive and well
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Washington County’s plan leaves it to cities to curb their water use – or face hefty fines if they don’t.
Getting serious about southwest Utah water shortages may take a plan with ‘teeth’
During droughts and disasters, the Washington County Water Conservancy District’s draft plan could cut up to 60% of the water cities get and leave it up to city leaders to figure out how to get by…
buff.ly
October 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Washington County’s plan leaves it to cities to curb their water use – or face hefty fines if they don’t.