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Tilda Wilson
KUER Growth, Wealth and Poverty Reporter
Tilda Wilson is KUER’s Growth, Wealth and Poverty reporter based in central Utah. Before KUER she spent a year as a Kroc Fellow at NPR. This included rotations reporting for their national desk, investigations desk, and culture desk, and producing for Weekend Edition. Tilda grew up in Salt Lake City, and spent a year attending Utah State University before finishing her history degree at Cornell. Tilda spends her spare time knitting things without a pattern that couldn’t fit anyone.
The Utah Water Savers program says lawn irrigation makes up a majority of household water use. That's why the state is looking to encourage Utahns to swap out thirsty grass for more waterwise landscaping. Tilda Wilson/KUER
The Utah Water Savers program says lawn irrigation makes up a majority of household water use. That's why the state is looking to encourage Utahns to swap out thirsty grass for more waterwise landscaping. Tilda Wilson/KUER

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Utah launched its Landscape Conversion Incentive Program in 2023. It offers a rebate to homeowners who switch out their grass with more water-efficient landscaping. But there’s a catch. To get the reb...
High water during runoff on the Jordan River in Utah County, April 9, 2024. Water levels are high enough to submerge flood plains this year, but with climate change, this could become an increasingly rare occurrence. (Tilda Wilson, KUER)
High water during runoff on the Jordan River in Utah County, April 9, 2024. Water levels are high enough to submerge flood plains this year, but with climate change, this could become an increasingly rare occurrence. (Tilda Wilson, KUER)

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In Utah, a long dry winter is often followed by heavy drought-busting rain in the spring. A new study from Utah State University defines these as “miracle springs.” It also indicates that as climate c...
 

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