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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PBS Utah: Drought and the Colorado River
07-25-2024 by Utah Insight by PBS Utah
How can Utah best negotiate water rights with a growing population and ongoing drought? Water storage at Lake Powell and Lake Mead is curren...
Utah’s 4th-largest city isn’t a part of the state’s grass replacement plan. Why?
07-25-2024 by Tilda Wilson
Utah launched its Landscape Conversion Incentive Program in 2023. It offers a rebate to homeowners who switch out their grass with more wate...
Utah identifies 8 new 'priorities' in plan to mitigate Great Salt Lake dust
07-22-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake's demise over the past two decades has opened up new concerns over dust from its drying lakebed in rece...
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Video: Utah creates an action plan to tackle Great Salt Lake dust
07-22-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake Commissioner, tasked with coming up with a plan to save the shrinking lake, has created a priority list...
Video: Some water districts no longer offer incentives for artificial turf
07-18-2024 by Ben Winslow
HERRIMAN, Utah — Some days, Shauna Purser really likes her lawn. Other days, she doesn't like it so much. "Very, very mixed feelings. Ther...
Hungry, hungry bovines: How cows are helping benefit the Great Salt Lake
07-17-2024 by Megan Banta
The Nature Conservancy Utah has gained ground on thousands of acres of wetland in its yearslong battle against the invasive grass using its...
12 Great Salt Lake-themed art projects unveiled as Salt Lake City looks to 'wake' the lake
07-17-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Scholars, politicians and environmental groups have all written and spoken about Great Salt Lake's importance, but Utah's c...
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