Kate Groetzinger
Reporter, Southeast Utah BureauKate joined KUER from Austin, Texas. She has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody School of Communication. She has been an intern, fellow and reporter at Texas Monthly, the Texas Observer, Quartz, the Texas Standard and Voces, an oral history project. Kate began her public radio career at Austin’s NPR station, KUT, as a part-time reporter. She served as a corps member of Report For America, a public service program that partners with local newsrooms to bring reporters to undercovered areas across the country.
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Tribal members and policy experts are pushing Congress to pass funding for water infrastructure in Indian Country.
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Most of Glen Canyon has been underwater for decades. Now, it is starting to re-emerge as Lake Powell recedes.
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Moab passed a new noise ordinance Tuesday night to deal with all-terrain vehicles, and Grand County passed one last week. Off-roading groups are already pushing back against the new limits, which they say are too restrictive.
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This year is shaping up to be one of the busiest ever for visitation in and around Bears Ears National Monument, according to advocates who say tourism is wreaking havoc on the fragile landscape.
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A water conservation advocate said Utahns should be looking outside to save water. Two ways to do that? Rain barrels and drought-tolerant landscaping.
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Utah’s public school students are required to wear masks, unless they have certain medical conditions. But at least two school districts in the state are now granting exemptions for students without a doctor’s note.
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The Biden administration is focused on addressing abandoned oil and gas wells as part of its effort to combat climate change. But Utah faces a bigger issue in adequate oil and gas bonding.
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A new study by researchers in Utah found that Indigenous people used fire over a thousand years ago to improve forest health around Fish Lake. They said the findings could have implications for land managers.
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The lawsuit involves public land between Bears Ears and Hovenweep national monuments. It claims drilling there could cause irreparable damage to cultural sites.
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland met with tribal and Utah state leaders Wednesday in San Juan County to talk about Bears Ears National Monument. She’s visiting southern Utah to meet with stakeholders before issuing a recommendation on the monuments’ fate.
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COVID-19 vaccinations on the Navajo Nation are starting to slow down now that shots have been available to all adults there for over a month. But healthcare providers aren’t giving up.
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Tourism in southern Utah was almost completely wiped out last spring, but it came roaring back in the fall, as people looked for ways to get out of their houses. And things are looking up for the season ahead.