David Condos

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...

Scenes from yesterday's flooding along the San Juan River, between Farmington, New Mexico, and Aneth, Utah. More images in The Water Desk’s multimedia library: waterdesk.org/photos-san-j...

Utah’s biggest cities rely on #ColoradoRiver water. That’s thanks to a network of tunnels and pipes that carry it through the mountains. I got to follow the water on its journey from high-altitude peaks to fast-growing Utah County communities. Listen here @kuer.org: www.kuer.org/science-envi...

“We've all felt it. We've all experienced it” in Utah's 4 congressional districts. The state’s rising thermometer, however, doesn’t seem to be moving the political needle. #utpol

Powerful interview with the man who killed the Silver Rail school shooter by @emilycuretoncook.bsky.social: "I said, 'Mom, I just had to take the life of what I think might be a child.'"

Meanwhile, in Utah County…

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming. n.pr/4zb8sRp

The largest heat wave of the 1960s reached ~6% of the planet, lasting 46 days over the Atlantic and adjacent areas. The largest heat wave of the 2020s hit ~85% of the globe, lasted 367 days, touching virtually everyone. Calling these “heat storms" instead of “heat waves” seems like a good invention.

It's a literal "series of tubes." Come with us as @davidcondos.bsky.social & @jbrookelarsen.bsky.social go underground with the #coloradoriver and follow the #water to Utah's Wasatch Front.

Utah’s own

“Virtually all the new news sources are in urban areas, while rural America is increasingly arid news and information territory.” buff.ly/NWAaDX3

Remember Box Elder and Iron counties' data center moratoriums? Here's how they're coming along. www.kuer.org/business-eco...

The latest NWS flood watch says remnants of tropical storm #Rachel could dump localized rainfall totals of 6-8 inches in parts of southwest Utah this weekend. For context, St. George got 6.73 inches of rain *total* in the 12-month period that ended Sept 30th. #utwx

NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.

If it's good enough for Vegas or Phoenix, why not Cedar City, Utah — population 41,000? #water

Bill Boyle, who identifies himself as the paper's “publisher and editor and janitor," guessed its weekly print edition had some 4,500 readers. It's served southeastern Utah and the Four Corners area since Sept. 30, 1915.

Confused by all the debate about the new permitting reform bill? Here is a quick cheat-sheet of the most important provisions, and their likely impact on emissions:

NPR reporting a huge data center is now planned next to Price, Utah

Been working on this for a while about pastors who see the racism and antisemitism of America's past as a feature, not a bug. Meet the Jim Crow Theobros religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...

“Drought is stressful for plants, and extreme #drought is extremely stressful,” one scientist said. Not a good recipe for a vibrant, long #fall foliage season. #utah #fallcolors

Urban heat island effects are bad enough. Clustering data centers in cities, each of which can produce the heat of 54,000 houses, will make it exponentially worse, especially in already hot places like Phoenix Gift link to this great @bloomberg.com infographic: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Reflexively, a lot of people say ag is the problem child when we talk about #water in Utah, especially Great Salt Lake — *but*... it's a complex stew that also ropes in lawns, more people & the shifting climate.

If you’re wondering which of our problems today drive the plight of #GreatSaltLake, the answer is “all of the above,” said one hydrology professor. by @davidcondos.bsky.social #GSL #Water #Utah

The fossil fuel connection: “climate change from all climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions over the last 70 years has resulted in a 36% decline in annual average mountain snowpacks” yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/scie... @barbaragrady @CC_Yale

“The sum total of all this adds up to a system that's in crisis and under attack.” Utah national parks’ maintenance backlog has doubled in the past decade. It now totals $350M. Recent actions by the Trump admin to shift park money to DC projects isn’t helping. www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

Half the Park Is After Dark - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2j6oHV8

Point Supreme, Cedar Breaks National Monument #southernutah

Utah: Still hot in here™ 🥵

To whom it may concern, if 2026 or 2027 end up as the hottest year on record, the main reason is climate change. Not El Nino. Mentioning only El Nino would be like covering a gold medal 4x100 relay team and only mentioning the sprinter who went last.

I’m one of millions of people whose children got used to books from Dolly showing up in the mail. They knew her because of that long before they knew her incredible songs and they loved her for it. You can donate to her Imagination Library here. donate.imaginationlibrary.com

More dangerous heat is expected across the South/Southwest this week. We can now easily connect the dots to human-caused climate change, which is making these temperatures at least 5x more likely. This is also increasing drought and wildfire potential. Info: www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...

In the first salvo of what could become a long court battle, Nevada has sued the Trump administration over its plan to impose water cuts on Las Vegas. Republican Gov. Lombardo calls it "a matter of survival" for Las Vegas, which relies heavily on the Colorado River. www.latimes.com/environment/...

On The Climate Brink, @zekehausfather.com and I break down the extent with which the coming El Nino event is a "time machine" of future warming. There is a bit of nuance to this, b/c long-term warming is fundamentally different from El Nino warming. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-this-el...

U.S. Scientists Losing Their Funding: The NSF Data 🧪 “The National Scinece Foundation is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@elforesto.coolestfamilyever.com Random question. I'm looking into a story about air conditioning and I'm curious... how common is AC in Cedar? I think of it as being much cooler than STG but I don't know if that means homes can get by without AC or not.

MSU Plant Resilience Institute Research Specialist Karine Prado spoke with @davidcondos.bsky.social at @kuer.org about how a native Death Valley plant is helping the @rheelab.bsky.social uncover how life can flourish in extreme heat, unlocking a potential blueprint for more heat-resilient crops.

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

2026 MN State Fair Crop Art entry "Witness" based on pStar Tribune photograph by Leila Navi with MPR reporter Sam Stroiza.

I’m really grateful to Jessica for sharing her perspective as a friend and colleague of these two brave men www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/...

The hottest July on record. And because of climate change, "this may be one of the coolest years we’re gonna experience for the rest of our lives." @drjeffmasters.bsky.social @borenbears.bsky.social apnews.com/article/hott...

I'm dragging today and wish I could summon the focus that this guy is pouring into ropin' this steer dummy. ( 📷 & 📰 @davidcondos.bsky.social ) www.kuer.org/science-envi...

July 2026 was the hottest month for the U.S. It passed July 1936, the height of the Dust Bowl. I've been getting questions from reporters, so here are my thoughts:

This was an emotionally challenging story to report, but I am very glad it’s out in the world. www.npr.org/2026/08/07/n...

A DOGE staffer convened a meeting with Department of Energy officials to discuss the future of nuclear power and downplayed the risk of radiation exposure at nuclear test sites: “They are testing in Utah. … I don’t know, like 70 people live there.” (Published March)

The entirety of the Boundary Waters is being evacuated due to wildfires, led by eight fearless Wilderness Rangers paddling around to campsites.   1,000,000 acres. 2,000 campsites. 4 teams of rangers. 2 rangers per canoe.

My story on the dramatic cuts to Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears here in southern Utah ⤵️

From @davidcondos.bsky.social @kuer.org - Trump again shrinks the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah. Reporting from a reporter based in southern Utah.