Connect, Environmental Politics, Nature
12 Facts about earth day
Earth Day is this Sunday and now more than ever we need to be conscious of how we affect our environment. Myron Willson, deputy chief sustainability officer at the University of U …
Food & Health, Gatherings, Nature
Bee Fest 2018 Call for Exhibitors, Volunteers, Sponsors
If you have any ideas, or a desire to lend a helping hand, please fill in this form HERE. As we approach CATALYST’s first time presenting Bee Festival 2018, on June 16 at the Wasat …
Arts
On the Cover: April 2018
Roxie Nebel welcoming Spring to the Salt Lake Valley by Annie Connolly. I am thrilled to have a piece of my work on a CATALYST cover. I am a young Utah artist who regularly enjoys …
Live
Slightly Off Center: Homeless or Home Free?
There’s a van and a small camper that keep popping up in various parking lots around town. I won’t describe them in more detail because I don’t want to impinge on their joie de cam …
Environmental Politics
Environews: April 2018
Environmental news from around the state and the West. Land grab undermines SLC Northwest Quadrant plan Internationally important Great Salt Lake wetlands at risk On March 16 Gover …
Social Justice
Don’t Get Me Started: Assault on Society
In the autumn of 1969, just as soon as my basic training company had learned to disassemble, clean, re-assemble and fire the U.S. Army’s M-14 battle rifle, the Army decided to acce …
Environmental Politics, Urban Planning
A Banner Year for Air Quality Bills
Not all was won; but many steps were taken in the direction toward cleaner air for all Utahns. During the 2018 Legislative Session, I was closely watching proposed “clean air legis …
Environmental Politics
Legislative Wrapup
Yet another legislative session has passed, and as always, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly that emerged. HEAL Utah was up on the Hill every day, working with our allies to …
Environmental Politics, Politics
Mike Noel: Conflicted
The Utah Rivers Council has filed an ethics complaint against Representative Mike Noel (R-Kanab 73) regarding apparent conflicts of interest, unsurprisingly connected to real estat …
Connect, Eat
Briefly Noted: Handy App to Reduce Food Waste, Feed More People
Growing, processing, packaging and transporting food requires a lot of energy and results in more pollution than we might imagine. In America, we waste 40% of the food that is grow …
Connect, Live
Briefly Noted: Recycle Glass at DABC’s 300 West Wine Store
Utah’s DABC has partnered with Momentum Recycling to bring Utah its first ever glass-recycling center at a DABC store. Check out the Wine Store near the 300 West Costco and you’ll …
Connect, Live
Briefly Noted: Bags to Beds
How does one turn 500 plastic bags into a comfortable sleeping mat? U of U studfetns had the answer at the Clean Air Solutions Fair. They collect plastic bags and then cut and tie …
Community
On the Cover: March 2018
Muley Point, Bears Ears National Monument,” Ruby Pluhar. Ruby Pluhar’s work explores the human relationship to universal space. She has an interest in landscape, especially in loca …
