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Logan Stefanich
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Logan Stefanich is a reporter with KSL.com, covering southern Utah communities, education, business and tech news.
Lorena Bush holds a NO DATA CENTER sign during a public hearing in Salt Lake City on Monday. Opponents are concerned a permit would authorize the discharge of up to 260,000 gallons per day of concentrated industrial brine. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
Lorena Bush holds a NO DATA CENTER sign during a public hearing in Salt Lake City on Monday. Opponents are concerned a permit would authorize the discharge of up to 260,000 gallons per day of concentrated industrial brine. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox in May issued an executive order in response to public pushback against data center development, requiring state agencies to prioritize protecting water resource...
The inlet at the marina at the Great Salt Lake rises up away from the water level in Magna on Jan. 6. A new study found that leafy vegetables exposed to dust from the Great Salt Lake contained elevated levels of multiple toxic elements. The inlet at the marina at the Great Salt Lake rises up away from the water level in Magna on Jan. 6. A new study found that leafy vegetables exposed to dust from the Great Salt Lake contained elevated levels of multiple toxic elements. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
The inlet at the marina at the Great Salt Lake rises up away from the water level in Magna on Jan. 6. A new study found that leafy vegetables exposed to dust from the Great Salt Lake contained elevated levels of multiple toxic elements. The inlet at the marina at the Great Salt Lake rises up away from the water level in Magna on Jan. 6. A new study found that leafy vegetables exposed to dust from the Great Salt Lake contained elevated levels of multiple toxic elements. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)

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SALT LAKE CITY — The threat of toxic dust from the drying Great Salt Lake has been well-discussed and well-publicized. But new research from scientists at the University of Utah and Utah State Univers...
Two people walk toward the water on the sandbar at the Great Salt Lake near Magna on Jan. 6. University of Utah researchers used electromagnetic data to locate a deep freshwater reservoir beneath Farmington Bay. Two people walk toward the water on the sandbar at the Great Salt Lake near Magna on Jan. 6. University of Utah researchers used electromagnetic data to locate a deep freshwater reservoir beneath Farmington Bay. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
Two people walk toward the water on the sandbar at the Great Salt Lake near Magna on Jan. 6. University of Utah researchers used electromagnetic data to locate a deep freshwater reservoir beneath Farmington Bay. Two people walk toward the water on the sandbar at the Great Salt Lake near Magna on Jan. 6. University of Utah researchers used electromagnetic data to locate a deep freshwater reservoir beneath Farmington Bay. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)

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SALT LAKE CITY — The declining water levels of the Great Salt Lake have exposed 800 square miles of lake playa, becoming a major cause of concern and source of dust pollution blowing into Utah's popul...
People camp on Lone Rock Beach in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area at Lake Powell in Utah on March 27, 2021. (Kristin Murphy/Deseret News)
People camp on Lone Rock Beach in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area at Lake Powell in Utah on March 27, 2021. (Kristin Murphy/Deseret News)

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LOGAN — With environmental, energy and land use considerations at the forefront of recent national and state political discussions, a new survey shows Utahns broadly support environmental protections....
New research out of the University of Utah finds sediments in the Great Salt Lake's exposed playa are potentially more harmful than other major dust sources impacting air quality across the Wasatch Front. New research out of the University of Utah finds sediments in the Great Salt Lake's exposed playa are potentially more harmful than other major dust sources impacting air quality across the Wasatch Front. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
New research out of the University of Utah finds sediments in the Great Salt Lake's exposed playa are potentially more harmful than other major dust sources impacting air quality across the Wasatch Front. New research out of the University of Utah finds sediments in the Great Salt Lake's exposed playa are potentially more harmful than other major dust sources impacting air quality across the Wasatch Front. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)

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SALT LAKE CITY — It's no secret that the Great Salt Lake has been shrinking, dwindling to less than half its historical size, at one point, leaving about 800 square miles of barren lakebed. As more of...

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature’s Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee on Wednesday voted to support draft legislation centered around the Great Salt Lake. The draft...
 

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