Trump’s interest invites praise from legislators and skepticism from a clean-air advocate As President Donald Trump promises to help rescue the Great Salt Lake and Utah’s top lawmakers talk of high-te...
The shores of the Great Salt Lake are pictured at Great Salt Lake State Park near Magna on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Gov. Spencer Cox says he spoke with the president about $1B in funding President Donald Trump has turned his attention to the drying Great Salt Lake, declaring his commitment to “MAKE ‘THE LAKE’ GREAT...
Bills aim to help conserve water in a year kicking off with drought and dismal snowpack Mountains without snow. A start to February that feels like April. The Great Salt Lake so dry, scientists warn o...
Lee Creek flows through mudflats into the Great Salt Lake near Magna on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Utah’s top natural resources official calls 2026 a ‘watershed year’ To get in top shape for the 2034 Winter Games, state officials say the drying Great Salt Lake needs enough additional water each yea...
Lake Powell and the Wahweap Marina are pictured near Page, Arizona on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
States agree they need a long-term solution but other points of consensus are unclear Utahns hoping for clarity on the government’s next move to keep the Colorado River from drying up and still supply...
The Colorado River is pictured near Moab on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Utah and the federal government aren’t giving details or a new timeline Utah and six other states along the Colorado River blew past their deadline Tuesday to reach a new deal on managing the dwindlin...
The Colorado River is pictured where if flows near Hite, just beyond the upper reaches of Lake Powell, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Arizona’s governor slams Colorado, but Utah rep says states are ‘making steady progress’ A fight over which states along the Colorado River have to cut their water use may still be damming up negotiat...
The Colorado River is pictured where if flows near Hite, just beyond the upper reaches of Lake Powell, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Utah and six other states along the Colorado River are pushing up against a deadline to figure out as a group how to manage the river and its reservoirs. If they can’t reach an agreement by Nov. 11, t...