OBBBA Pros and Cons with SUWA, Save Our Canyons, Downwinders

  • July 9, 2025
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Wednesday, July 9: Utahns on the impact of OBBBA, including Downwind survivor and advocate Mary Dickson, environmental lawyer and advocate Steve Bloch, and Jack Stauss, who's one week into his new post leading Save Our Canyons. BONUS: Ma Black celebrates first NOVA FM anniversary tonight!

Plug into your community with tonight's guests, organizations and community events.

Rallies & Resources Spotlight

  • July 12: Salt Lake Obon Festival 2025 | 3-10 PM | Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, 211 W 100 S, SLC. "Join us as we celebrate the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple's 89th annual Obon Festival to honor and celebrate our ancestors! Food, chapel tours, Hawaiian dancing and Taiko drumming, followed by beautiful traditional dancing to honor our loved ones who are no longer with us. Admission is free! Come to the Obon Festival on historic Japantown Street." RadioACTive talks with Troy Watanabe and Trey Imamura about this year's celebration and the pioneer history of Japanese immigrants.

  • STUDY: Extreme Heat Can Take a Toll on Mental Health: "In addition to the potentially serious physical health consequences, the extreme heat that much of the country is experiencing can also have significant impacts on mental health." — American Psychiatric Association

  • Salt Lake County is helping residents stay safe during extreme heat by offering Cool Zones throughout the summer—air-conditioned public spaces open throughout the Salt Lake Valley. Locations include:

    • Salt Lake County Libraries and Senior Centers
    • Salt Lake City Public Libraries
    • Homeless service providers

    Find a Cool Zone near you at slco.to/zones.

    Cool Zones are free and open to the public during regular business hours; holiday closures apply. County Senior Centers are available to anyone age 60 or older. 

    Bonus way to stay cool: All Salt Lake County youth ages 0–18 have free access to County recreation centers—a great option for keeping your family active and out of the heat.

  • Not in SL County? Check with your county about cool zones. 

Utah Environmentalists Clap Back at OBBBA

How does the OBBBA affect the environment, public lands, and canyons in Utah? RadioACTive talks with folks from two groups that monitor the situation and find out what concerns them moving forward. Featuring:

RECA Extension in OBBBA, but at what cost? And is it enough?

Downwind survivor and advocate Mary Dickson, who's grateful for the small extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in the OBBBA. However, it's a narrow extension, ends in 2 years, and comes at a terrible cost as part of the OBBBA.

NOVA FM Turns 1

KRCL Volunteer DJ Ma Black on the first anniversary of her music show, NOVA FM, which airs Wednesday nights from 7-10 PM. Ma hopes to create a space, through the airwaves, where you can connect with Musica sin Fronteras, talented multilingual artists from Latin America and all over. Like Lido Pimienta, Balun, Cerati, Pehuenche, Babasonicos, YoSoyMatt, Los Eclipses. She spins funk, jazz, alternative, punk, pop, and a little cha, cha, cha—why not?

We Want Your Feedback

How'd you like the show? Share your thoughts, suggestions and observations by calling the RadioACTive hotline: ‪(385) 800-1889. Or, send a voicememo to radioactive@krcl.org. Please tell us your name and neighborhood and leave a short message that may air on the show. So, keep it clean, people!

Tonight's RadioACTive Team

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9FM. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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