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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LDS Church joins the battle against an invasive enemy threatening the Great Salt Lake
11-01-2026 by Dylan Eubank
Utah-based faith donates $3 million to help rein in phragmites. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is joining the war against
Study projects health impacts from proposed data center; O'Leary's team disputes findings
11-01-2026 by Shelby Lofton
SALT LAKE CITY — A new analysis of the proposed Stratos data center campus in Box Elder County estimates its emissions could contribute to a
Church of Jesus Christ donates $3M to Utah's effort to remove phragmites along Great Salt Lake
11-01-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah received a big donation as it seeks to remove an invasive plant species affecting the Great Salt Lake. The Church of
'War games' involving the Colorado River play out on Utah's Capitol Hill
11-01-2026 by Ben Winslow
Watch on YouTube SALT LAKE CITY — Some of the state's most powerful and influential people huddled around tables in a conference room on U
509 Utahns told us their hopes and concerns for Great Salt Lake. Do you feel the same?
10-28-2026 by Will Ruzanski
Survey respondents say sustainable changes in water policy, more attention from lawmakers and policy with “teeth” are needed to save the lak
Report: Stratos Project’s emissions could cause up to 45 premature deaths, illnesses each year
10-28-2026 by Alixel Cabrera
An embattled data center campus project in Utah could emit “dangerous quantities” of air pollution linked to premature deaths, illness like
As Colorado River battles intensify, lawmakers visit the Central Utah Project
10-25-2026 by Ben Winslow
UPPER STILLWATER DAM, Utah — The golf carts drove eight miles through a dark tunnel buried 3,000 feet under the mountaintop in the Uintas.
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