Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – You may have heard people say, “we wouldn’t be in a climate crisis if we had fewer people on Earth.”  The overpopulation narrative is an outdated frame that was popularized in the 1960s. It serves to redirect the blame for societal problems to those with the least power to address them. The justification goes like this: “our global population is increasing to a point that the environment simply cannot support, and overpopulation is the main cause of resource depletion and climate chaos, therefore we need solutions like ‘population control’—reducing the number of people to curb climate change.” While 100 companies are…

UTAH – Members of the Utah National Guard who were deployed to Washington, D.C. will soon return home. About 350 soldiers from Utah were deployed Jan. 15 to protect the events surrounding the inauguration of President Joe Biden. “What we saw was calm,” said Major Mangum with the Utah National Guard via a Zoom call. “It was an honor to be here.” The chaos and disruption some predicted following the January 6th violent protest and riot at the Capitol never materialized. Instead, the Utah National Guard described a memorable experience for its members that did not include any serious confrontations. “To be out…