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PROMONTORY POINT, Utah — It's a sight that has railroad workers and state water officials smiling. Water is spilling over an emergency berm in Union Pacific Railroad's causeway across the Great Salt L...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox's office on Wednesday released an action plan for how the state handles agriculture's water use. Agriculture is the single largest user of water in Utah. "We reco...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether to rein in a major environmental law in a case involving 88-miles of a proposed railway being developed in eastern Utah. On T...
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LAS VEGAS — Disagreements between the seven states over who gets what out of the Colorado River spilled out into public during a pair of back-to-back panel discussions here. As people filed into the P...
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LAS VEGAS — An unusual idea floated by the president of the Utah State Senate to get more shares of Colorado River water is intriguing California water officials. In an interview with FOX 13 News in M...
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LAS VEGAS — In the negotiations over new agreements managing the Colorado River, the people involved in the high-stakes talks describe things as moving "slowly." The Colorado River Water Users Associa...
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OGDEN BAY, Utah — Here on the north fork of the Weber River, scientists take measurements of the water making its way to the Great Salt Lake. The device, set up by a bridge at the Ogden Bay Waterfowl...
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SALT LAKE CITY — New numbers show that nearly 70,000 acre feet of water has been donated to the Great Salt Lake. The donations come from major water rights holders like The Church of Jesus Christ of L...
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Lawmakers consider whether to tweak property taxes that cover water use SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has dropped to 2021 levels, triggering some concern among policymakers tasked with reversin...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Meg Cartwright is worried about the Great Salt Lake. "I really care about it a lot and I know what will happen if we don’t take care of it," she told FOX 13 News. Cartwright joined a...
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SALT LAKE CITY — House Speaker Mike Schultz hosted lawmakers for a water policy summit where he urged his colleagues to ensure efforts are taken to help the state deal with growth, protect the Great S...
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MOAB, Utah — A lawsuit has been filed challenging a lithium extraction project near the Green River. Living Rivers, the Great Basin Water Network and farmers along the river filed a lawsuit in Moab's...
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NEPHI, Utah — It was an idea crafted by the Utah State Legislature to help ensure that water saved through conservation and other efforts could make it downstream to places like the Great Salt Lake an...
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SALT LAKE CITY — House Speaker Mike Schultz is planning to put a pause on any major new water legislation to see how big bills already passed by the legislature are working. "We have moved the needle...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A highly-anticipated study on water and property taxes is expected to be released this week. It identifies a complex system that's different across parts of the state, but makes some...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A lawsuit has been filed over the Utah inland port project, accusing lawmakers of violating the constitution's separation of powers with its very formation as well as promoting projec...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A lawsuit has been filed over the Utah inland port project, accusing lawmakers of violating the constitution's separation of powers with its very formation as well as promoting projec...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A judge will decide if a lawsuit will proceed over whether the state of Utah has done enough to protect the Great Salt Lake from environmental catastrophe. During a day-long hearing o...
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah — Hendra Suherman noticed the Jordan River has been a little higher than usual lately. The angler, who regularly fishes for bass or catfish along the river, has seen the river w...
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TAYLOR, Utah — The slow, steady drip of water hits right where the plant is. "You can see under here, it’s just a drip, drip, drip," farmer Matt Peterson said, picking up a line running under a row of...
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Compass Minerals donates 200,000 acre feet of water and land to GSL preservation FARMINGTON, Utah — The state of Utah is signing an agreement for a significant donation of water to the Great Salt Lake...
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FARMINGTON, Utah — The state of Utah is signing an agreement for a significant donation of water to the Great Salt Lake. It's with a company that has faced some state scrutiny in the past over its wat...
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SALT LAKE CITY — As part of negotiations over the Colorado River, Utah and other states are proposing a "credit" for conservation. It would allow them to bank the saved water for a time in the future...
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ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah — Conservationists and volunteers fanned out across the Great Salt Lake for a new census of migrating birds that stop here. They're counting birds across more than 700,000 acres...
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MILLCREEK, Utah — In an effort to get more residents to conserve water, Millcreek city leaders are launching a game. The city has agreed to participate in a pilot project with WetX , a tech company fo...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake is a big contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study. The Royal Ontario Museum in Canada published research that found emissions from the dry...
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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 to tackle dust blowing off an exposed lakebed. It follows a...
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HERRIMAN, Utah — Some days, Shauna Purser really likes her lawn. Other days, she doesn't like it so much. "Very, very mixed feelings. There’s some things I love about it," she told FOX 13 News. "Obvio...
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DEER VALLEY, Utah — Building off relationships established during a visit to Israel, state leaders are hoping to reach an agreement soon for more collaboration on water-saving technologies. The direct...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A new study by scientists at Utah State University shows that a shrinking Great Salt Lake may exacerbate drought conditions along the entire Wasatch Front. "As the Great Salt Lake wat...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A new study from the University of Utah highlights communities that are being significantly impacted by dust blowing off a shrinking Great Salt Lake. Derek Mallia, a research professo...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah appears to be close to settling a long-running lawsuit over control of land within the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. In a court filing obtained by FOX 13 News, l...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A tough new audit prepared for Utah legislative leaders finds taxpayers may not be getting all the money they're entitled to when it comes to mineral extraction on the Great Salt Lake...
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SALT LAKE CITY — To help manage salinity levels on the Great Salt Lake, the state of Utah is exploring changes to the causeway berm. Utah's Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands will commission a s...
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VINEYARD, Utah — It was a "planting party" on the shores of Utah Lake. Volunteers spread out along the shoreline, digging holes and dropping in natural grasses and plants. The more native species are...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has likely peaked, reaching its highest water levels of the year and will start dropping again. "The lake levels have been bouncing around elevation 4,195," said T...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Carbon County isn't mining coal anymore. FOX 13 News reported last year the county, named for its coal riches, has mined its last mine as a result of declining demand for the fossil f...
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HOOPER, Utah — The Utah Inland Port Authority has approved plans for a massive development that environmental groups argue is too close to the Great Salt Lake. But port authority leaders insist they a...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's negotiators over the Colorado River are feeling optimistic as they try to hammer out a new management agreement with other states and Mexico. "In the last few meetings, we’ve m...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox urged Utahns to continue to conserve water, even in years when snowpack seems plentiful. "Keep conserving. It’s actually working," the governor told reporters at...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's water forecast is looking good headed into hot summer months. In a presentation to the Legislative Water Development Commission on Tuesday, Utah Division of Water Resources Dir...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake Commissioner's Office will gather scientists and state officials this week to discuss the problem of potentially toxic dust that blows off an exposed lake bed and...
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Some environmental groups and local businesses are launching a "Parade of Gardens" — a new event that will show off the best gardens in Utah's desert country to promote water-saving landscaping. ST. G...
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ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah — The sign at the gate is less like a greeting and more like a warning. "The biting gnats (no-see-ums) have hatched on the island. No refunds due to insects." No-See-Ums are out...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A specialty license plate to show love for the Great Salt Lake is closer to reality. The plate, which raises money for lake preservation efforts, needs 500 people to sign up before th...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Two powerful politicians pushed back on criticism that the Utah State Legislature isn't doing enough to save the Great Salt Lake, sparking an impromptu counter-protest at an environme...
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The man tasked by Utah's political leaders with helping to save the Great Salt Lake is hoping to take advantage of another strong winter snowpack to raise the levels of the lake. SALT LAKE CITY — The...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Seth Horowitz went for a swim in the Great Salt Lake, going out to the buoys and back again. "Beautiful!" he told FOX 13 News on Monday. "It’s a little bit of rolling waves, wind from...
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DAMMERON VALLEY, Utah — The deserts of southwestern Utah make a good place to grow wine-making grapes. "We're lucky to have a good source of moisture. A good water source, a good aquifer to draw from,...
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OGDEN BAY, Utah — Fires were set in an effort to get rid of phragmites, a highly invasive grass that is choking wetlands along the Great Salt Lake. Airboats maneuvered through wetlands as firefighters...
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SALT LAKE CITY — An endangered species listing for the Wilson's phalarope may be just the beginning in an effort by environmental groups to get federal intervention to reverse the Great Salt Lake's de...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A little bird could create a big problem for Utah's political leaders when it comes to the Great Salt Lake. A coalition of environmental groups including the Center for Biological Div...
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LOGAN, Utah — Governor Spencer Cox is calling attention to important pieces of legislation that he believes will benefit the Great Salt Lake and Utah's water situation overall. At the Northern Utah Wa...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Division of Water Resources is in the midst of a study exploring how water is paid for in the state and whether that ought to change. Right now, people get a monthly water bill...
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ST. GEORGE, Utah — At a meeting of the Utah Water Users Association here in sunny southern Utah, one of the biggest topics being discussed is, ironically enough, saving the Great Salt Lake. The massiv...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A major bill designed to help the Great Salt Lake has passed the legislature and is headed to Governor Spencer Cox's desk. The bill now appears to have even won over opponents of the...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Bills dealing with turf, landscaping and water conservation are moving through the Utah State Legislature. On Wednesday, lawmakers gave final passage to House Bill 11 , a water conser...
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SALT LAKE CITY — House Speaker Mike Schultz left his position on the dais to join his colleagues on the floor of the House chamber and implore them to save the Great Salt Lake. "If we get this wrong,...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A water bill that its sponsor says is "generational" is beginning to advance on Utah's Capitol Hill. Senate Bill 211 , being run by Senate President J. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, had its...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A significant piece of legislation on the Great Salt Lake is advancing on Utah's Capitol Hill after a tense hearing. House Bill 453 , sponsored by Rep. Casey Snider, R-Paradise, is ai...
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OGDEN, Utah — Compass Minerals, a major mineral extraction company operating on the Great Salt Lake, has announced it will abandon a lucrative lithium brine project. In a report to shareholders on Thu...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A program offering money to get farmers to switch to new water-saving technologies is seeing a surge in applications. "There’s more agricultural producers that are wanting to put more...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A significant bill has been introduced in the Utah State Legislature aimed at helping reverse the Great Salt Lake's declines. House Bill 453 , sponsored by Rep. Casey Snider, R-Paradi...
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The Utah State Legislature is being asked to spend millions on water conservation efforts and try a new way to get water into the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Legislature is being...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A series of bills focused on water conservation are advancing in the Utah State Legislature. On Tuesday, the Senate Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill that attempts to tackle...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The state's Great Salt Lake Commissioner plans to ask local water districts to release some water stored up in reservoirs to send downstream into the lake. Dr. Brian Steed said the re...
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SALT LAKE CITY — People in brine shrimp costumes danced as the crowd chanted and sang on the steps of the Utah State Capitol. They waved signs that read "Just Add Water" and "Feeling Salty About Inact...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A major new report prepared for Utah political leaders by state agencies and research universities concludes that "no single solution" will cure the Great Salt Lake's woes, but recomm...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A new proposal on Utah's Capitol Hill would pay farmers to send some of their water to the Great Salt Lake instead of trying to eke out another harvest. It seeks to balance competing...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A recent study by Brigham Young University appears to make the notion of a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake more of a "pipe dream." "This pipeline and similar ex...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Department of Natural Resources, the Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands and the state engineer have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a coalition of environment...
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A pair of rules governing how lithium is extracted from the Great Salt Lake had its first public hearing on Monday. SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of rules governing how lithium is extracted from the Great S...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A critical report on the future of the Great Salt Lake has been delivered to Governor Spencer Cox and legislative leadership. Now, the governor will have to decide on a course of acti...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A highly-anticipated report recommending ways to save the Great Salt Lake has been delivered to Utah's governor and legislative leaders. The report itself will not be made public unti...
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SALT LAKE CITY — An environmental group claims some Utah lawmakers may be planning to restart the controversial Bear River pipeline project, which could significantly harm the Great Salt Lake. "Grow t...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A series of bills have been unveiled on Utah's Capitol Hill addressing some issues with water conservation, including ensuring that saved water actually gets downstream to places like...
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SALT LAKE CITY — House Speaker Brad Wilson left office, praising the part-time Utah State Legislature for their work to advance important policy issues for the people of the state. "I've had the chanc...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A new audit calls on the state to get a handle on how much water it actually has and come up with better plans to address critical needs. "Water has been a priority in the Legislature...
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While Utah’s Agricultural Water Optimization Program has the potential to save tens of thousands of acre-feet of water annually, Hannah Freeze says it may take years to know the true impact of the pro...
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Jaemye and Bryan Brandon are getting ready for the holidays. String lights are transforming their picturesque farm into something straight out of a Hallmark holiday movie.
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SALT LAKE CITY — A proposed "buffer zone" between the Great Salt Lake and encroaching development has gotten a major financial donation. The Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust, created by the...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A major new report details some big progress but also significant challenges Utah faces with its environment. The report was prepared for Governor Spencer Cox and members of the Utah...
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SALT LAKE CITY — State regulators have proposed new rules on lithium extraction with an eye toward protecting the shrinking Great Salt Lake. The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands has propo...
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SALT LAKE CITY — More legislation is coming to help save the Great Salt Lake before it triggers a significant ecological crisis for Utah. The co-chairs of the bipartisan Great Salt Lake Caucus told FO...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers are scrutinizing a multi-million dollar trust created with the goal of getting water into the Great Salt Lake. In sometimes tense questioning on Utah's Capitol Hill on Tuesd...
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CEDAR CITY, Utah — The Utah Inland Port Authority is proposing dedicating some of its funding and land mass in Salt Lake City to wetland preservation along the Great Salt Lake. The port authority's ex...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Happy New Water Year, Utah! The state ended its water year with signs of improvement. Most of the state is no longer in drought, and overall, things are looking better. "We are at abo...
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SNOWBIRD, Utah — The burner pumped sodium iodide into the air while tubes led back into a trailer. People would stick their head in the trailer to look at the setup. It was a demonstration of new remo...
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ST. GEORGE, Utah — Members of the Utah State Legislature took a field trip to see how one of America's fastest growing cities is dealing with demands for water and grappling with growth. Lawmakers vis...
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ST. GEORGE, Utah — Mitigating dust from a shrinking Great Salt Lake could cost more than a billion dollars to fix, a new report from the Utah State Legislature's Auditor General found. Tucked in an au...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A specialty license plate raising awareness about the plight of the Great Salt Lake is almost halfway to becoming a reality. Sen. Jennifer Plumb, D-Salt Lake City, said the Great Salt...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A company branded by environmental groups as a major Utah polluter has settled eight years worth of violations and lawsuits with the state of Utah. U.S. Magnesium agreed to a $430,900...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the state of Utah, accusing political leaders and agencies of not doing enough to save the Great Salt Lake. The lawsuit...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The city council is considering a new plan for an area under development near the Great Salt Lake. Northpoint — located on the northernmost point of the city between Salt Lake City In...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Some good news economically — and ecologically — for the Great Salt Lake. A forecast by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is giving "good" chances for the annual brine shrimp ha...
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AMERICAN FORK, Utah — Outside the Timpanogos Special Service District's wastewater treatment plant, a series of experiments are being conducted near the shoreline. One looks at invasive carp and their...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Legislature is planning to re-examine mineral extraction on the Great Salt Lake as the state races to reverse water level declines. "We need to look at how much water i...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Dozens of people protested at the Utah State Capitol on Thursday, calling on state leaders to abandon plans for an inland port project near a sensitive part of the Great Salt Lake. Th...
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SALT LAKE CITY — As he crafts a plan to help save it, newly-appointed Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed warned lawmakers of some "tough choices" ahead. "We're going to have to consider the poss...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah is scrutinizing a mineral company, accusing it of unauthorized extractions of lithium from the Great Salt Lake. Utah's Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands confi...
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SANDY, Utah — A new app is helping Sandy residents conserve by not only telling them how much water they're using, but detecting leaks that could prevent an expensive bill. Sandy City recently started...
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SALT LAKE CITY — There is a new push to protect the Great Salt Lake by elevating the lake itself in local policy decisions. The environmental group Save Our Great Salt Lake is planning to ask city cou...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A new license plate raising money to help the Great Salt Lake will soon be available — but only if at least 500 people sign up to buy one. The license plate is designed to bring aware...
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FARMINGTON, Utah — A trust created by the Utah State Legislature to help save the Great Salt Lake is now funding efforts to protect critical wetland habitats. The Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Two of Utah's biggest water districts are proposing small property tax increases as they deal with growth and ensuring a safe, clean water supply. On Tuesday, the Jordan Valley Water...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The tour boats are back on the Great Salt Lake, a welcome sign of increased water levels thanks to a record-breaking snowfall. But environmentalists warn it is too early to declare vi...
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WILLARD BAY, Utah — Brian Steed knows the stakes are high. "It’s exciting and a little scary," he said in an interview Friday with FOX 13 News. "I think there’s a lot on the line in getting the Great...
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Salt Lake City Public Utilities partnered with Utah State University's Center for Water-Efficient Landscaping and the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance to come up with the special blend that uses...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A crane lifted boats into their slips at the Great Salt Lake Marina on Tuesday, a sign of the lake's rebounding thanks to an amazing winter with record-breaking snowpack. The boats we...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Brian Steed may have one of the toughest jobs in Utah government: he is tasked with saving the Great Salt Lake. "The challenges facing the Great Salt Lake are real," Steed said at the...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A series of bills on water conservation and the Great Salt Lake may be resurrected, including one that would ban outdoor watering during certain times of the year. Rep. Doug Owens, D-...
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SALT LAKE CITY — As construction crews worked to erect another massive warehouse, a small herd of antelope grazed nearby. A coalition of environmental groups are pushing Salt Lake City to move quickly...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Legislature is considering importing some Israeli water practices as part of ongoing efforts to save the Great Salt Lake and ensure a continual supply of water across t...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Brian Steed, the head of an environmental policy institute at Utah State University, has been tapped to oversee state efforts to help the Great Salt Lake recover. Governor Spencer Cox...
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The Washington County Water Conservancy District has made a big hire that could lead to some significant conservation changes for southwestern Utah. Doug Bennett, who previously oversaw conservation m...
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SALT LAKE CITY — State leaders interviewed job candidates on Tuesday for a point-person to oversee efforts to save the Great Salt Lake. Governor Spencer Cox, House Speaker Brad Wilson and Senate Presi...
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WEST JORDAN, Utah — The state of Utah is increasing the amount of incentives being offered to convince you to get rid of lawn you don't use. On Monday, the latest round of turf buyback incentives were...
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LAKE KINNERET, Israel — The delegation of Utah officials, lawmakers and researchers have been impressed with what Israel has accomplished when it comes to water. “They really went from a water-hungry...
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NEGEV DESERT, Israel — A group of Utah Mormon Republican lawmakers walk into a Jewish socialist kibbutz in the middle of the desert. It’s not a joke. A delegation of Utah water officials, state lawmak...
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Utah Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Joel Ferry reads an Israeli nursery rhyme to the men and women who oversee Utah’s water systems as they ride in a van headed...
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A major piece of legislation dealing with water use and conservation is set to return for a battle on Utah's Capitol Hill. HERRIMAN, Utah — A major piece of legislation dealing with water use and cons...
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ST. GEORGE, Utah — As snowstorms continue to hit Utah, Governor Spencer Cox warned counties to prepare for the potential for flooding. "I'm grateful for the water, even though my prayers have changed...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's statewide average for snowpack is now 201% of normal, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The latest round of storms pushed the statewide average over the 200% th...
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Following a massive donation of water shares to help save the Great Salt Lake, a high-ranking official with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said they were exploring ways to do more. SA...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox and Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson signed a series of bills into law aimed at water conservation and saving the Great Salt Lake. On Tuesday night, the governor sig...
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This story has been updated: SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a major property owner in the state of Utah, has donated a massive amount of water shares to the Great Sa...
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LOGAN, Utah — With significant snowpack in the mountains all over the state, some communities are being told to prepare for potential flooding if temperatures warm up too quickly. "The weather is goin...
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SALT LAKE CITY — In the final hours of the Utah State Legislature, a major air quality bill was resurrected and is likely to pass. House Bill 220 , sponsored by Rep. Andrew Stoddard, D-Sandy, started...
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By the time the 2023 Utah State Legislature ends next week, lawmakers will have adopted a roughly $28 billion budget. "It'll reflect what the people of Utah are looking for out of their state budget,"...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A series of bills aimed at protecting the Great Salt Lake are advancing in the Utah State Legislature. The House Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously to support House Bill 49...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Suzanne Liese wanted to talk to her lawmakers. "I'm here to talk to my representatives about my concerns for the Great Salt Lake," she said as she waited patiently outside the House c...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that will be introduced in the Utah State Legislature will task one person with overseeing efforts to save the Great Salt Lake. The position, currently titled the "Great Salt L...
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SALT LAKE CITY — An ambitious bill on air quality will be changed to target a company that environmental groups say is one of Utah's top polluters. Rep. Andrew Stoddard, D-Sandy, confirmed to FOX 13 N...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Tucked into a bill on condominiums and homeowners associations is a provision cracking down on lush, green lawns. Senate Bill 191 , sponsored by Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville, blo...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A "strike team" convened to help give Utah's political leaders advice on how best to help the Great Salt Lake is urging increased conservation and dedicated water to the lake. "Declin...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate voted unanimously on Monday to support a bill that increases the amount of money to get you to ditch your lawn. Senate Bill 118 , sponsored by Sen. Scott Sandall...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox issued an executive order on Friday raising the Great Salt Lake causeway berm to keep snowpack in the south arm of the lake, propping it up. "The Great Salt Lake...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Legislative leaders have been talking about water conservation and saving the Great Salt Lake, going so far as to declare it "Water Week" on Utah's Capitol Hill. But after a pair of b...
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SALT LAKE CITY — With dozens of bills coming in the Utah State Legislature dealing with water, a small group of lawmakers have formed a special caucus focused on helping the Great Salt Lake. "We're no...
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SALT LAKE CITY — It's "Water Week" in the Utah State Legislature. House and Senate leaders unveiled a series of bills and funding initiatives centered around water conservation and saving the Great Sa...
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SALT LAKE CITY — House and Senate leaders will unveil a series of bills next week aimed at water conservation and the Great Salt Lake. "That will be a big policy and a big funding priority for us," Ho...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A series of bills are being introduced designed to save the Great Salt Lake. At a news conference, the environmental group Utah Rivers Council announced its support for a pending reso...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A state lawmaker is proposing to increase the amount of money to get people to tear out turf they don't really use. Rep. Doug Owens, D-Millcreek, told FOX 13 News he will file a bill...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox said he will not let the Great Salt Lake go dry, pledging new measures to prop it up. "I'm telling people: On my watch we are not allowing the lake to go dry. We...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A group of researchers and environmentalists are calling for an "emergency rescue" by policymakers to save the Great Salt Lake. In a new report issued Thursday, 31 different conservat...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of reports prepared for Governor Spencer Cox's administration and the Utah State Legislature call for increased efforts to save water and protect the Great Salt Lake. On Thursd...
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LAYTON, Utah — The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District has begun sending emergency releases of water into the Great Salt Lake. It's a move designed to help prop up the levels of the rapidly declini...
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TREMONTON, Utah — Charles Holmgren turns on a propane tank and turns on the flame on a nearby burner. He'll leave it going, while he does other things on his Tremonton farm. "Typically, it will run fr...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would have dramatically changed how Utahns pay for water will not be advancing in the state legislature this year. On Wednesday, Senate Revenue & Taxation Committee Chair...
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SALT LAKE CITY — As the Great Salt Lake moves closer to ecosystem collapse, the state of Utah is taking steps to try to quickly get more water into it, including paying farmers to stop growing certain...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The levels of the Great Salt Lake have started to stabilize for now, according to a new drought report released by Utah's Department of Natural Resources. "Great Salt Lake levels have...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox has issued a proclamation suspending any new water appropriations in the Bear, Jordan and Weber river basins in an effort to help get more water into the Great Sa...
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LOGAN, Utah — New research and environmental initiatives are under way to offer potential solutions to saving the Great Salt Lake. Dr. Joanna Endter-Wada, a social scientist in Utah State University's...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A new study released by an environmental group claims that 20% more water could be put into the Great Salt Lake if property tax laws were changed to force conservation. The proposed b...
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Sin City's strict water conservation measures might be a good example for Utah to follow in the drought. As part of the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, Fox 13 News traveled to Las Vegas to examine how...
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As the Great Salt Lake continues to decline, water conservation is more urgently needed. But is Utah doing enough? As part of the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, Fox 13 News recently traveled outside t...
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OGDEN, Utah — The idea of a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake has raised eyebrows and made some snicker. FOX 13 News first reported on the idea in May when the Utah State Legislat...
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OGDEN, Utah — As the Great Salt Lake continues to decline rapidly, state officials warned that Utahns will have to significantly increase water conservation. "We simply need to use less water, but we...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has dropped to such a low level, the U.S. Geological Survey's measuring system at the marina no longer works. "Levels are too low for the Saltair Lake Elevation Ga...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A major bill unveiled on Utah's Capitol Hill could dramatically change how water is paid for in the state. The bill was formally presented on Wednesday by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton,...
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SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah — Sen. Mitt Romney warned that Utah will likely have to pursue more aggressive water conservation measures in the face of the drought and a shrinking Great Salt Lake. Utah's juni...
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THE WEST DESERT, Utah — It looks a bit like a mirage in the desert expanse. A pump house, built in the 1980s at a time when the Great Salt Lake was at a record high, is still maintained and ready to r...
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LAKESIDE, Utah — Crews have completed efforts to raise a berm by four feet in an "emergency surgery" effort to balance the salinity of the shrinking Great Salt Lake. "It was critical," Eric Dixon, the...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Water conservation measures have helped keep Utah's drought situation from getting worse, state officials told a legislative panel on Wednesday. At a briefing before the Utah State Le...
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SALT LAKE CITY — All of northern Utah faces risk from dust storms laced with arsenic and other chemicals from a shrinking Great Salt Lake, a scientist warned a panel of lawmakers on Tuesday night. "Th...
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ST. GEORGE, Utah — Wilson and Kari Jimenez are thrilled with how their yard looks. "We still have a little bit of grass here, but we plan to eliminate the rest of that and continue with the desert lan...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A special blend of grasses that uses less water and still looks good has proven to be such a hit, other communities want it. "It’s been an incredible hit," said Dr. Kelly Kopp, a prof...
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SALT LAKE CITY — An environmental group is pushing for the Great Salt Lake to be treated like a sovereign entity worthy of its own legal rights. "We believe Great Salt Lake should have a right to flou...
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LOGAN, Utah — Governor Spencer Cox said more money will be needed to expand water conservation measures and save the Great Salt Lake. At a forum on Thursday hosted at Utah State University's Janet Qui...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A group met with some Utah lawmakers and representatives of the governor's office to pitch an idea of a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake. International Water Hol...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Saving the Great Salt Lake will be his "top priority" in office, the new head of Utah's Department of Natural Resources said at his Senate confirmation hearing on Friday. "Right now,...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The grass in the small park on the corner of Concord Street and California Avenue looks and feels just like any other lawn. But the specially-created blend of grass called " SLC Turf...
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FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — As the airboats moved through the marshes, hundreds of birds took flight. Senator Mitt Romney marveled at them. "You fly by this area on commercial aircraft and you look down, y...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for action to save the Great Salt Lake. The resolution, sponsored by Council member Richard Snelgrove,...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The last boats have been pulled from the Great Salt Lake Marina. FOX 13 News documented cranes lifting the remaining boats out on Wednesday. It is a result of the Great Salt Lake cont...
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FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — The powerful Speaker of Utah's House of Representatives is planning more legislation to help save the rapidly shrinking Great Salt Lake. "The lake? The lake’s struggling right n...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox said more action will be taken to help save the Great Salt Lake, which continues to drop to new lows. "Should we have started earlier? Probably. But we are where...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has dropped to a new historic low, FOX 13 News has confirmed. The imperiled lake has dropped to 4,190.1, below last year's record low of 4,190.2 feet. "It’s come a...
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RIVERTON, Utah — A bill designed to change how Utahns pay for water in their property tax bills is advancing on Utah's Capitol Hill. Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, is proposing a major change in how prop...
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Tech conserves water, but also costs a lot of money TREMONTON, Utah — Colton Russon can control the irrigation system with his phone. The Tremonton farmer has installed a series of automated irrigatio...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Utah's congressional delegation have introduced a bill that seeks to get more water into the Great Salt Lake. The bill could include a pipeline to get more water into the s...
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WEST JORDAN, Utah — The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is asking all of its customers to cut their water use by at least 10%. That's both indoor and outdoor use. "We’re not seeing the snowpa...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Recent wind storms that hit the Wasatch Front brought dust from the West Desert and Great Salt Lake into communities, state officials said. Time-lapse videos (below) from FOX 13 News...
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Environmental groups get $40m to secure water SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake may be weeks away from hitting its new historic low. The lake could to drop over the next three to four weeks, Laura...
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More dust storms could blow into the Wasatch Front as a result of increasingly exposed lake bed, state leaders are warning. FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — More dust storms could blow into the Wasatch Front as...
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A legislative commission is floating the idea of a pipeline to bring water from the Pacific Ocean into the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative commission is floating the idea of a pipeline...
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WASHINGTON CITY, Utah — Outside the Washington City Cemetery and a nearby athletic field, city crews are removing turf. "We've identified areas throughout the city that we have deemed as non-functiona...
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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Outside City Hall, some patches of grass look a little different than others. Look closely, and you'll see it's not real grass. West Valley City replaced some lawn around City...
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{youtube}2W_S-pYqK7M{/youtube} SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake is projected to drop another two feet to hit a new historic low this year, state officials warned on Tuesday. During a briefing to t...
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{youtube}hJ8b3n4TUHI{/youtube} SALT LAKE CITY — The projection that the Great Salt Lake may hit a new record low this year is pressuring Utah political leaders to do more to protect the massive water...
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The shrinking Great Salt Lake could create more problems, with animals migrating in search of new food sources. ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah — The shrinking Great Salt Lake could create more problems, with a...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah National Guard dropped three Blackhawk helicopters on Capitol Hill to pick up lawmakers, taking them on an aerial tour of the shrinking Great Salt Lake. FOX 13 News accompani...
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah National Guard will fly dozens of lawmakers over the Great Salt Lake so they can see first-hand how far it has shrunk, FOX 13 News has learned. Rep. Doug Owens, D-Millcreek,...
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I had two days to prepare for a 7,000-mile trip to Israel with a delegation from Utah. When Heather May, director of the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, asked if I wanted to join a Utah delegation head...
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