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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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From data centers to Trump: How Utah lawmakers shaped water policy this session
03-12-2026 by Leia Larsen
What passed, what failed — and what it means for the Great Salt Lake We’ve assembled a quick roundup of what happened with some water bill
Salt Lake City ponders return to drought plan amid unfavorable snowpack outlook
03-12-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's capital city could return to its drought contingency plan for the first time since 2022, as leaders prepare for the
Hundreds pack Iron County hearing as residents voice concerns over proposed AI data center
03-10-2026 by Tracie Sullivan
More than 350 residents packed Festival Hall Thursday night to weigh in on a proposed artificial intelligence data center that could become
A record warm winter could send Lake Powell to a historic low. Flaming Gorge may be its lifeline.
03-10-2026 by Brooke Larsen
The feds are looking to Flaming Gorge to prevent a crisis at Glen Canyon Dam. A cream-colored band lines the orange sandstone walls that
Utah will sell part of the Great Salt Lake to the feds — a deal lawmakers call a ‘win-win’ for the lake
03-10-2026 by Leia Larsen
The last-minute resolution on Capitol Hill puts a decades-old dispute to rest. Utah lawmakers approved a rare move — handing off state lan
2026 Utah legislature on Great Salt Lake, Colorado River and the environment
03-10-2026 by Ben Winslow
Here's what Utah lawmakers passed and didn't related to water, agriculture and wetlands in Utah The announcement hit like a welcome thunde
President Trump wants to save the Great Salt Lake: Here's what Utah farmers, scientists, business leaders and lake activists want him to do
02-27-2026 by Heather May
What will it mean to “MAKE ‘THE LAKE’ GREAT AGAIN!”? That’s what President Donald J. Trump says he wants to do, in a post on his Truth Soc
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