The Great Salt Lake has shrunk to the lowest levels ever recorded. Through rigorous journalism, innovative storytelling and unique community outreach, the Great Salt Lake Collaborative explores solutions to save this critical body of water.
The Great Salt Lake Collaborative: A Solutions Journalism Initiative
We are group of news, education and media organizations that have come together to better inform and engage the public about the crisis facing the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it is too late.
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Great Salt Lake license plates are finally here
09-04-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — After two years of waiting, special license plates raising money for Great Salt Lake preservation efforts have started arri
Great Salt Lake in a glass: Utah bartender creates cocktail inspired by lake ecology
09-04-2025 by Mariah Maynes/KSL NR
SALT LAKE CITY — In an effort to advocate for Great Salt Lake, one Utah bartender is mixing up a cocktail inspired by the Western Hemisphere
The Great Salt Lake Marina is being dredged — again. Here’s why.
09-04-2025 by Leia Larsen
Crews hope to remove more sediment this time around so scientific research and safety rescue boats can continue to navigate receding water.
Utah demands US Magnesium stop pumping massive amounts of water from the Great Salt Lake
09-04-2025 by Leia Larsen
The company is drowning in debt, and the state has resumed actions to revoke its decades-old lease. US Magnesium’s production plant has be
How Salt Lake City plans to balance growing water demands as it grows
09-03-2025 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah remains one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, and its capital city is no exception. It was the fastest-gr
Rebirth after massacre: How this tribe’s river restoration could also help the Great Salt Lake
09-02-2025 by Katie McKellar
The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is reclaiming the Bear River Massacre site by restoring the land’s natural ecosystem. They hope
Listen: This Utah city is considering rolling back wetland protections to allow more housing
08-28-2025 by Clarissa Casper
Logan tightened its rules in 2023 to keep development farther away from its rivers and wetlands after a controversial project was approved t
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