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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Utah approves more money for farmers to save water and send it downstream
12-09-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — More money is headed to farmers in the Colorado River Basin, paying them to not grow as many crops and send the water they
Utah paid farmers to leave water in the Colorado River. Here’s how it’s going
12-09-2025 by David Condos
Kevin Cotner grows alfalfa in Carbon County. But this year, around a third of his family’s farmland hasn’t grown anything. “It's burnt,” h
Federal money is still in Trump limbo. Rural Utah is antsy about its water projects
12-09-2025 by David Condos
Price Mayor Michael Kourianos drew an imaginary line in the air between two scrubby desert hills. His hand traced the path of a planned 10
US Magnesium’s bankruptcy leaves a looming question: What happens to the Great Salt Lake cleanup?
12-09-2025 by Leia Larsen
Regulators and environmental watchdogs worry history may repeat itself for one of the nation’s biggest polluters. Bill Johnson has witnes
Toxic dust from the Great Salt Lake could cost Utah billions, report warns
12-04-2025 by Leia Larsen
With many unknowns lingering about what the lake’s dust contains, environmental groups are calling for action instead of waiting for more da
Sunday Edition: An update on Utah's water conservation goals
12-04-2025 by Shelby Lofton and Alex Cabrero
A check into how Utah is doing with its water conservation goals made in 2019. Watch on YouTube.
Northern Utah farm reaches agreement to lease quarter of its water to Great Salt Lake
12-04-2025 by Carter Williams
HUNTSVILLE, Weber County — Bill White remembers hearing about the Great Salt Lake being in peril as he was on the cusp of receiving a conser
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