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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Back-to-back good water years have helped the Great Salt Lake
10-03-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
As a new water years begins, officials plan next steps in the fight to save the lake Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed and Deputy C...
'It is our honor': Salt Lake City church donates $35K to Great Salt Lake efforts
10-03-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — A local church is joining efforts to get water to the Great Salt Lake. The First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City annou...
'Could we light it on fire?' Questions bubble up as Lake Powell's 'volcanoes' erupt greenhouse gases
10-03-2024 by Alysha Lundgren
At the confluence of White Canyon and the Colorado River, bubbling gas billows from a cone made of mud. This "mud volcano" was discovered...
Saving the Great Salt Lake earns bipartisan support in House
09-26-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Led by Rep. Curtis and Utah’s congressional delegation, two stewardship bills pass on Tuesday A bill some advocates say is historic in nat...
Has conservation 'fatigue' arrived? Not for these Great Salt Lake basin water users
09-26-2024 by Carter Williams
LAYTON — A lot has changed since Preston Cox and his wife, Melissa, founded Perennial Favorites in the early '90s, growing about 4,000 plant...
Live. Laugh. Lake: Buy a tote to support local water coverage
09-23-2024 by Heather May
"Do we really need a sign to live, laugh and love?" asks Dr. Rick Methods in those funny Progressive commercials. The answer is yes. It's...
Updated story: Lawsuit filed over Utah's inland port projects
09-19-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A lawsuit has been filed over the Utah inland port project, accusing lawmakers of violating the constitution's separation o...
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