Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Mar 24, 2008 by Lara Jones

Midday Metro starts after the 10 a.m. news

Logan-based Symbiotics LLC is proposing a hydroelectric plant near Bear Lake that could generate 85 percent of the electricity needs of Northern Utah. However, biologists are concerned about the impact on fish, not to mention the lake's crystal blue waters. Midday Metro digs into the issues with Scott Tolentino, Bear Lake fisheries biologist, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and Eric Steimle, director of environmental compliance at Symbiotics.

 

The Transit Riders Union is calling on Attorney General Mark Shurtleff to investigate the Utah Transit Authority for what the union calls a misuse of public funds. UTA continues to work out the kinks created by last year's massive route redesign. Midday Metro learns more with Linda Parsons, director of Utah Jobs with Justice, of which the union is a subcommittee, and Justin Jones, manager of government relations, UTA.

 

Plus, in like a lion, out like a lamb. Midday Metro consulting meteorologist Lis Cohen is back to explain spring weather along the Wasatch Front.

 

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