Thursday April 8, 2021

Masks will still be required clothing in Grand County even as a statewide mask mandate ends this Saturday. The state is allowing local health departments and counties to set their own rules when it comes to masking, meaning Grand’s will stay in effect until June 15th. Plus, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is in Southeastern Utah this week to visit both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments. Her visit comes amid pressure to reverse the Trump administration’s decision to shrink the boundaries of both monuments. And, our radio partners report on a new law enforcement unit to put renewed focus on resolving the cases of Native Americans who are missing or have been killed, forecasts for the Colorado River, and the rise of anti-Asian racism in our region.

Show Notes:

Southeast Utah Health Department: COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling
https://www.seuhealth.com/vaccine-scheduling
Utah COVID-19 Vaccine Information
https://coronavirus.utah.gov/vaccine

Salt Lake Tribune: After Thursday’s Bears Ears tour, Deb Haaland will visit Grand Staircase on Friday
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2021/04/08/after-thursdays-bears/

UPR: Haaland Prioritizes Cases Of Missing, Murdered Native Americans
https://www.upr.org/post/haaland-prioritizes-cases-missing-murdered-native-americans

Mountain West News Bureau: Invisibility and Fragility – Asian Americans In Mountain West Reflect On Atlanta Mass Shooting
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/invisibility-and-fragility-asian-americans-mountain-west-reflect-atlanta-mass-shootings