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
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· 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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⛷️ and kids hoping for a ☃️ day aren’t the only ones who’d benefit from more accurate winter forecasts. It also helps water managers track the state’s 💧, and keeps 🚗 safe on the roads.
A new AI snow algorithm could give Utah a clearer picture of winter weather
Forecasting snow conditions in Utah’s mountains can be tricky, but accurate predictions are vital for everything from ski trips to avalanche safety. An AI forecast tool developed at the University of…
buff.ly
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
⛷️ and kids hoping for a ☃️ day aren’t the only ones who’d benefit from more accurate winter forecasts. It also helps water managers track the state’s 💧, and keeps 🚗 safe on the roads.
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You have about 12 hours, 40 minutes left to enjoy beef.
(Archbold Buckeye, February 10, 1926)
(Archbold Buckeye, February 10, 1926)
December 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
You have about 12 hours, 40 minutes left to enjoy beef.
(Archbold Buckeye, February 10, 1926)
(Archbold Buckeye, February 10, 1926)
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2025 will conclude as the second hottest year on record, surpassed only by 2024.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
2025 Was Another Exceptionally Hot Year
This year will conclude as the second hottest on record, surpassed only by 2024. It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
e360.yale.edu
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
2025 will conclude as the second hottest year on record, surpassed only by 2024.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
Record-setting warmth across Utah yesterday, Dec 23rd.
Provo, Cedar City, Tooele and Scipio all had highs in the mid-60s. All four of them were 4+ degrees higher than their previous record temps.
It’s another example of climate change’s local impact in Utah this year: www.kuer.org/science-envi...
Provo, Cedar City, Tooele and Scipio all had highs in the mid-60s. All four of them were 4+ degrees higher than their previous record temps.
It’s another example of climate change’s local impact in Utah this year: www.kuer.org/science-envi...
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Record-setting warmth across Utah yesterday, Dec 23rd.
Provo, Cedar City, Tooele and Scipio all had highs in the mid-60s. All four of them were 4+ degrees higher than their previous record temps.
It’s another example of climate change’s local impact in Utah this year: www.kuer.org/science-envi...
Provo, Cedar City, Tooele and Scipio all had highs in the mid-60s. All four of them were 4+ degrees higher than their previous record temps.
It’s another example of climate change’s local impact in Utah this year: www.kuer.org/science-envi...
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Monticello, UT
Monticello, UT
December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Monticello, UT
Monticello, UT
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I've been covering the Colorado River since 2017 and I gotta say my takeaway after this year's Las Vegas gathering: In my time on the beat, it's never looked more bleak.
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I've been covering the Colorado River since 2017 and I gotta say my takeaway after this year's Las Vegas gathering: In my time on the beat, it's never looked more bleak.
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40K more residents could flock to Washington County in the next decade. Smaller units like townhomes could squeeze in more housing where it’s needed.
Southwest Utah needs housing. Its condo and townhome bump was short-lived
In Washington County, projects like townhome developments are less common than they were two years ago. In 2023, two out of every five new homes built in Washington County were condos and townhomes.…
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December 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
40K more residents could flock to Washington County in the next decade. Smaller units like townhomes could squeeze in more housing where it’s needed.
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Utah’s snowpack levels range from low to very low across much of the state, causing drought to worsen this week. (1/2)
#drought #drought2025 #Utah
#drought #drought2025 #Utah
December 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Utah’s snowpack levels range from low to very low across much of the state, causing drought to worsen this week. (1/2)
#drought #drought2025 #Utah
#drought #drought2025 #Utah
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#GreatSaltLake biome is getting more crowded with @utah.edu’s discovery of new nematode species, one of which was just named, D. wo’aabi, for the Shoshone word for worm. Worm discoverer @drjuliejung.bsky.social talks about it on @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/12/16/n... @uofubiology.bsky.social
Only two species can survive in Great Salt Lake? Scientist says — hold my Nalgene
Scientist Julie Jung set out on a hike along the Great Salt Lake to find nematodes. She ended up discovering a new species.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#GreatSaltLake biome is getting more crowded with @utah.edu’s discovery of new nematode species, one of which was just named, D. wo’aabi, for the Shoshone word for worm. Worm discoverer @drjuliejung.bsky.social talks about it on @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/12/16/n... @uofubiology.bsky.social
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The governor's next budget asks another $5M to extend a program that pays farmers to leave water in the Colorado River. Here's how it's worked so far. buff.ly/rX6J3Bl
December 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The governor's next budget asks another $5M to extend a program that pays farmers to leave water in the Colorado River. Here's how it's worked so far. buff.ly/rX6J3Bl
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2023 is looking more like a blip when it comes to condos and townhomes around St. George. buff.ly/4aOWKi0
December 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
2023 is looking more like a blip when it comes to condos and townhomes around St. George. buff.ly/4aOWKi0
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NCAR once represented a commitment to make U S. the world's leader in atmospheric science.
Now the White House has announced plans to disband it — hours before it will likely lose power to prevent wildfires on another extremely dry, hot, windy day around Boulder.
Now the White House has announced plans to disband it — hours before it will likely lose power to prevent wildfires on another extremely dry, hot, windy day around Boulder.
December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NCAR once represented a commitment to make U S. the world's leader in atmospheric science.
Now the White House has announced plans to disband it — hours before it will likely lose power to prevent wildfires on another extremely dry, hot, windy day around Boulder.
Now the White House has announced plans to disband it — hours before it will likely lose power to prevent wildfires on another extremely dry, hot, windy day around Boulder.
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Across Utah’s Colorado River Basin, projects to protect water supplies and restore river ecosystems are in a holding pattern because the federal funding many expected may not be coming.
Price’s reservoir isn’t the only one threatened.
Price’s reservoir isn’t the only one threatened.
Federal money is still in Trump limbo. Rural Utah is antsy about its water projects
Price Mayor Michael Kourianos drew an imaginary line in the air between two scrubby desert hills.His hand traced the path of a planned 100-foot dam for a new reservoir just north of the city in Carbon...
greatsaltlakenews.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Across Utah’s Colorado River Basin, projects to protect water supplies and restore river ecosystems are in a holding pattern because the federal funding many expected may not be coming.
Price’s reservoir isn’t the only one threatened.
Price’s reservoir isn’t the only one threatened.
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“This year was the year that we said we have to do better, because we just don’t have the water.”
In Utah, successes and challenges in reining in water use, from KUER's David Condos @davidcondos.bsky.social
waterdesk.org/2025/12/utah...
In Utah, successes and challenges in reining in water use, from KUER's David Condos @davidcondos.bsky.social
waterdesk.org/2025/12/utah...
Utah has county-by-county water goals. Which ones are hitting them?
One size fits all. That’s great for hats in the Zion National Park gift shop but not for water conservation goals. So at the start of this decade — and for the first time — Utah figured it would ditch...
waterdesk.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“This year was the year that we said we have to do better, because we just don’t have the water.”
In Utah, successes and challenges in reining in water use, from KUER's David Condos @davidcondos.bsky.social
waterdesk.org/2025/12/utah...
In Utah, successes and challenges in reining in water use, from KUER's David Condos @davidcondos.bsky.social
waterdesk.org/2025/12/utah...
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Just look at Utah's November. 😲 buff.ly/PS0LrYA
December 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just look at Utah's November. 😲 buff.ly/PS0LrYA
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ICE told KUER they arrested Jair Celis because he overstayed his visa in 2008. Then DHS hit social media with a different story.
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
Utah ICE arrest becomes latest meme for Trump admin’s combative social media
The official statements given by ICE spokespeople and the administration’s aggressive social media activity reveal a gulf in how they talk about immigration with the public.
www.kuer.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
ICE told KUER they arrested Jair Celis because he overstayed his visa in 2008. Then DHS hit social media with a different story.
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
More money for Utah’s emerging geothermal energy field.
Here’s one of my stories on this Fervo project in Beaver County: www.kuer.org/science-envi...
Here’s one of my stories on this Fervo project in Beaver County: www.kuer.org/science-envi...
Exclusive: The geothermal company Fervo Energy has privately raised $462 million from investors including Google to scale a major project in Utah and fund new developments.
Fervo Energy Raises $462 Million, Lands Google as Investor
The company, also backed by Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures, has emerged as a leader in advanced geothermal energy.
on.wsj.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
More money for Utah’s emerging geothermal energy field.
Here’s one of my stories on this Fervo project in Beaver County: www.kuer.org/science-envi...
Here’s one of my stories on this Fervo project in Beaver County: www.kuer.org/science-envi...
Utah just had its warmest November on record. It capped off the state's warmest-ever autumn - another local sign of global climate change.
I looked into what it means for Utah, from less snow and open mountain roads to dry soil and farm pests.
My latest for @kuer.org ⤵️
www.kuer.org/science-envi...
I looked into what it means for Utah, from less snow and open mountain roads to dry soil and farm pests.
My latest for @kuer.org ⤵️
www.kuer.org/science-envi...
Utah just had its warmest November — and fall — on record
The warm autumn put Salt Lake City on track for its second-warmest year on record. It’s running 3.3 degrees hotter than its historical average.
www.kuer.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Utah just had its warmest November on record. It capped off the state's warmest-ever autumn - another local sign of global climate change.
I looked into what it means for Utah, from less snow and open mountain roads to dry soil and farm pests.
My latest for @kuer.org ⤵️
www.kuer.org/science-envi...
I looked into what it means for Utah, from less snow and open mountain roads to dry soil and farm pests.
My latest for @kuer.org ⤵️
www.kuer.org/science-envi...
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i talked to @rianjohnson.bsky.social about 'Wake Up Dead Man.' Just two former youth grop kids trying to solve the mystery of faith. please enjoy.
Knives Out’s Rian Johnson Says He Will Always Be a Youth Group Kid
‘Wake Up Dead Man’ wears faith on its sleeve, but Johnson said all of his movies are subtly about his Christian upbringing.
sojo.net
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
i talked to @rianjohnson.bsky.social about 'Wake Up Dead Man.' Just two former youth grop kids trying to solve the mystery of faith. please enjoy.
Interested in audio storytelling and public radio? Or know someone who is? Check out this really cool training opportunity coming up in southeast Utah 🏜
I was fortunate to be part of a Transom traveling workshop several years ago in Nashville and it was an incredible experience.
I was fortunate to be part of a Transom traveling workshop several years ago in Nashville and it was an incredible experience.
Join Transom, KZMU and Community Rebuilds for a one-week audio documentary intensive in Moab, UT! Only a few days left to apply. Scholarships are available. Take a risk and join us in the canyons of southeast Utah – a place full of rich, complex stories.
transom.org/2025/traveli...
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Traveling Workshop 2026: Moab, Utah
Traveling Workshop 2026: Moab, Utah - Transom
transom.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Interested in audio storytelling and public radio? Or know someone who is? Check out this really cool training opportunity coming up in southeast Utah 🏜
I was fortunate to be part of a Transom traveling workshop several years ago in Nashville and it was an incredible experience.
I was fortunate to be part of a Transom traveling workshop several years ago in Nashville and it was an incredible experience.
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Remarkable back-and-forth between the Obama-appointed judge and the Trump government attorney during recent oral arguments in the lawsuit from NPR and three Colorado stations about the constitutionality of Trump's "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media" executive order
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Remarkable back-and-forth between the Obama-appointed judge and the Trump government attorney during recent oral arguments in the lawsuit from NPR and three Colorado stations about the constitutionality of Trump's "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media" executive order
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November 2025 snowfall departure from normal.
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
November 2025 snowfall departure from normal.