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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Trump promises to work with Utah to make its salt lake ‘great again’
02-24-2026 by Annie Knox
Gov. Spencer Cox says he spoke with the president about $1B in funding President Donald Trump has turned his attention to the drying Grea
Trump wants to make Great Salt Lake ‘GREAT AGAIN.’ Utah leaders will float him a $1B plan.
02-24-2026 by Emily Anderson Stern
Gov. Spencer Cox said Utah will prepare a funding proposal for the White House over the next few months. President Donald Trump pledged in
President Trump pledges to help Utah save the Great Salt Lake
02-22-2026 by Spencer Burt
SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump says he is dedicated to helping the shrinking Great Salt Lake. First in a post on Truth Social (Tr
‘Real, tangible action’: Young Utahns push lawmakers to rescue the Great Salt Lake
02-11-2026 by Annie Knox
Bills aim to help conserve water in a year kicking off with drought and dismal snowpack Mountains without snow. A start to February that
These 3 Great Salt Lake-related bills pass their first test. Here's how they'd help the lake
02-09-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Hannah Freeze and her husband were on their Box Elder County farm when they started brainstorming what would become HB410,
Utah taxpayers now own U.S. Magnesium's bankruptcy assets
02-09-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah now officially owns U.S. Magnesium's bankruptcy assets, with a federal judge in Delaware signing an order
Utah lawmaker wants state to match $200M Great Salt Lake fundraising effort
02-09-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's philanthropic community came together last year to pledge $200 million toward efforts to get water back to the Great
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