Becca Green Media
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Becca Green Media
@beccagreenmedia.bsky.social
My name is Becca, and I do Strategic Communications and Media Relations for mission-driven orgs in northern Utah. My clients include Project Rainbow Utah, Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project and The Great Salt Lake Collaborative.
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Utah’s elected leaders have pushed for the state to be a hub for data centers, facilities that for decades have relied on large amounts of water to keep their servers cool. Since 2021, Utah has added or announced plans for at least 15 new data center buildings or campuses.
Can Utah become a data center hub without draining its water supply?
Gov. Spencer Cox says conservation and tech don’t have to clash. But Utah’s push to attract data centers — fueled by AI demand — is raising questions about just how much water they actually use.In lat...
greatsaltlakenews.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I had a great time at Nonprofit/Reporter Speed Dating tonight! This is the fourth time I've held this event and it always brings me so much joy to connect nonprofit and media folks, so we can all work toward more informed and more engaged communities.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project joined @krclradio.bsky.social earlier this week to recap their efforts in 2025, including distributing more than 12,000 test strips to help protect our community from overdosing on drugs like fentanyl. Give the show a listen.

Listen here: krcl.org/blog/a-new-y...
December 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“There’s no mention of funding for increasing access to treatment. We know there were recent cuts to Medicaid and Medicare that’s going to decrease access to treatment,” said MacKenzie Bray, Executive Director of Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project, of the executive order calling illicit fentanyl a WMD
www.abc4.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“As difficult as it is to organize a week [of] curated events, you know, it’s all worth it in the end when you hear so many people tell us this is their first time to be in the space with other trans people,” said Jacey Thornton, executive director of Project Rainbow.
This year, Trans Day of Remembrance was about more than mourning
For 26 years, Trans Day of Remembrance has honored the transgender people who died in the last year. Groups in Utah all have their own ways of honoring the dead — and celebrating the living.
www.upr.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Project Rainbow Utah and Rock Camp SLC were on KRCL RadioACTive last night to talk about Project Rainbow's Community Fund Grants, where applications are open now through January 2.

Check out the segment: krcl.org/blog/top-of-...
December 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“I have big concerns about it not being used for drug treatment or drug prevention," MacKenzie Bray, Executive Director for Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project.
Could Utah opioid settlement cash help with Salt Lake City’s new homeless campus?
A proposal from the Cicero Institute suggests using a portion of Utah's opioid settlement funds to invest in the homeless campus. Organisations that work in harm reduction are skeptical and say this i...
www.kuer.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Project Rainbow Utah is accepting grant applications for events and projects that uplift the LGBTQ+ community in Utah in 2026.

Apply by January 2, details and application forms here: projectrainbowutah.org/updates-and-...
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If you or anyone you know needs help with food this month, Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project's food bank is open to all! You can visit anytime during office hours but they will get a restock on Nov. 20.

Learn more: www.shrpexchange.org/foodbank
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The process of cloud seeding, a long-studied method of artificially inducing precipitation, has been creating rain and snow in Utah since the 1950s. But in the era of President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement, weather modification has become a target...
MAHA condemns ‘playing God with the weather,’ but Utah Republicans embrace engineers playing ‘Rainmaker’
“We’re always looking for ways to have better water policy and be more innovative,” Republican U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy said of Utah's cloud seeding program.
www.sltrib.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This isn't the first trans pride flag raising at Salt Lake City Hall, but it is the first time for the new Sego Visibility Flag they made in response to Utah's ban on pride flags on government property. Project Rainbow and other orgs worked with the city for this to kick off Trans Awareness Week.
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'll be teaching a class about pitching journalists and securing earned media with the Utah Micro Loan Fund on November 19 at 9:30 a.m. This free event is geared toward small business owners.

Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/telling-yo...
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
There are some great events coming up for Trans Awareness Week in Salt Lake City. These are a great way to connect with community, find resources, and recognize that we aren't alone!

Event details here: utahtranspluscoalition.org/events/
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Hops & Harm Reduction was so much fun, and we raised more than $7,500 to continue providing crucial outreach and support in our community!
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Great time at Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project's Hops and Harm Reduction fundraiser last night!
November 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trans flags going out today for Project Rainbow Utah's Trans Awareness Week campaign!
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Join Salt Lake Harm Reduction Saturday night in Salt Lake City for a party with a purpose. They are raising funds for a new outreach van to continue providing services like needle exchange, test strips, food bank supplies and more.

Tickets here: givebutter.com/7f3yLs
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"For the first time this year, we're celebrating that both trans campaigns [combined] have more sign-ups than the Pride campaign," Jacey Thornton, ED for Project Rainbow said. "We had like 1,800 flags for our last TDOV, that was a record, that was March. [For Trans Awareness Week] we are at 1,450."
October 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Salt Lake Harm Reduction joined KRCL last week to talk about their Naloxey-Boxey (240+ naloxone kits distributed since August!) and their upcoming fundraiser on November 8 in Salt Lake City.

Listen here, segment starts at 17:45: www.mixcloud.com/KRCLradio/th...
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Davis County folks: have some laughs and help raise cash for LGBTQ Utahns on October 10!

Tickets and details here: oppa.ludus.com/index.php
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Harm reduction keeps our communities safe & provides folks a path forward with free syringe exchange, test strips, food boxes, contraception, and more. Help Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project fund a new van and mingle with folks who want to make a difference Nov. 8 in SLC.

Tix: givebutter.com/7f3yLs
Hops & Harm Reduction
By Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project
givebutter.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you want to support the trans community in Utah, signing up for a flag is a great way! Each flag helps Project Rainbow fund inclusive events for LGBTQ Utahns. If you aren't in Utah, they can mail you a flag instead of staking it in your yard.

Reserve your flag: projectrainbowutah.org/sign-up
October 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Becca Green Media
A hearing to decide whether to terminate US Magnesium's leases on the Great Salt Lake has been delayed in light of the company's bankruptcy filing.
US Magnesium bankruptcy delays state plans to cut off Great Salt Lake water access
SALT LAKE CITY — A hearing to decide whether to terminate US Magnesium's leases on the Great Salt Lake has been delayed in light of the company's bankruptcy filing."Due to US Magnesium’s bankruptcy fi...
greatsaltlakenews.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Gov. Cox set a deadline for 2034, coinciding with the Olympic and Paralympic Games, to restore Great Salt Lake to a healthy level.
On Wednesday, Governor Spencer Cox announced a $200 million investment from business and philanthropic groups to specifically work to save the lake. He was joined by some of Utah's most wealthy and powerful people at an event at Farmington Bay.
Great Salt Lake gets $200 million boost and a deadline to restore it to a healthy level
FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — The Great Salt Lake is getting a massive infusion of cash in an effort to reverse its dramatic declines.On Wednesday, Governor Spencer Cox announced a $200 million investment fr...
greatsaltlakenews.org
September 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For eight years, the nonprofit Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project has served Salt Lake and its surrounding communities. A main goal is to provide syringe exchanges to reduce the harm caused by drug use, but "harm reduction is so much more than just giving people sterile equipment."
Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project promotes non-judgemental health and dignity by putting clients 'in the driver's seat.'
Small Lake City
m.cityweekly.net
September 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM