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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BYU students to fast for the Great Salt Lake, but ‘the fast itself is not the fix’
10-31-2025 by Dylan Eubank
“Fasting won’t get water to the lake,” says organizer, but heightened awareness and further action can help. Provo • A newly formed coalit
Deadline closing in for Utah and 6 other states hammering out a new water plan
10-31-2025 by Annie Knox
Utah and six other states along the Colorado River are pushing up against a deadline to figure out as a group how to manage the river and it
Utah may be forced to cut water rights if no Colorado River deal is reached
10-31-2025 by Ben Winslow
PRICE, Utah — Kevin Cotner is familiar with the dreaded term "curtailment." The Price-area hay farmer experiences it naturally as a result
New Research Shows True Cost of Living with Great Salt Lake Dust
10-30-2025 by Lauren Steinbrecher
According to new research, dust from the shrinking Great Salt Lake could cost Utahns more than just their health—it could also hit their wal
Video: It's a goal for the Great Salt Lake — what's it going to take to get to 4,198?
10-23-2025 by Ben Winslow
Gov. Spencer Cox recently stood on the edge of Farmington Bay, surrounded by some of Utah’s most wealthy and powerful people. He announced a
Video: How will Utah save the Great Salt Lake by the time it hosts the 2034 Winter Olympics?
10-23-2025 by Shelby Lofton
Gov. Spencer Cox recently stood on the edge of Farmington Bay, surrounded by some of Utah’s most wealthy and powerful people. He announced a
Utah Supreme Court rejects Colorado River water pipeline project
10-23-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has rejected a project that proposes to take water from the Colorado River system in Utah, pump it h
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