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Utah legislature seeks to force data centers to report water use
11-21-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Legislature is fast-tracking a bill that would force data centers to report how much water they use. On Th
Great Salt Lake is rising again, but it's going to need a 'really big' winter to avoid concerns
11-21-2025 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake appears to have started its annual winter gains early after a rainy October, but the leader of the stat
Water tops 10 biggest issues facing Utah right now
11-21-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A new report prepared by the Utah State Legislature's Auditor General identified what he believes are the top 10 biggest is
As states negotiate a new Colorado River deal, water cuts could be coming to Utah
11-13-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's chief negotiator over the Colorado River says progress has been made in coming up with a new agreement to manage the
New plan for Colorado River is still murky as states pass by early deadline
11-13-2025 by Annie Knox
States agree they need a long-term solution but other points of consensus are unclear Utahns hoping for clarity on the government’s next m
Colorado River talks stall as Utah, other states miss key deadline
11-12-2025 by Brooke Larsen
Current guidelines for the water supply for 40 million people expire at the end of 2026. Utah and the six other states that rely upon the
No deal, but states agree to keep talking in Colorado River negotiations
11-12-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — As a critical deadline hit for a tentative deal governing the Colorado River, the seven states who manage the mighty river
Colorado River: States miss their deadline on a deal, but they’re still talking
11-12-2025 by Annie Knox
Utah and the federal government aren’t giving details or a new timeline Utah and six other states along the Colorado River blew past thei
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SLC’s airport has chemical spill safeguards. It’s still a risk for Great Salt Lake
11-11-2025 by Eric S. Peterson
Since 2019, there have been seven different releases of a special kind of firefighting foam at the airport. Officials stress they are always
Environmentalists urge judge to keep Great Salt Lake lawsuit alive
11-11-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of environmental groups have asked a judge to keep a lawsuit over the future of the Great Salt Lake alive. In
Colorado River water shortages threaten to curtail Utah towns and farmers
11-11-2025 by Thys Reynolds
The Colorado River Compact is a 100-year-old document that apportions water rights throughout the entire Colorado River Basin. This is a mas
Utah's negotiator over the Colorado River says deal may be closer
11-07-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Progress appears to be happening in the high-stakes negotiations over the future of the Colorado River. Ahead of a Tuesda
5 things to know as the clock runs down on Colorado River talks
11-07-2025 by Annie Knox
Arizona’s governor slams Colorado, but Utah rep says states are ‘making steady progress’ A fight over which states along the Colorado Rive
‘Planting seeds:’ Indigenous director of GSL documentary hopes film sparks new conversations on saving the lake
11-05-2025 by Vanessa Hudson
A documentary focused on Indigenous stewardship of Great Salt Lake is the latest work of art centering on the declining levels of the lake a
Trump’s Colorado River deadline is almost here. Is Utah ready for cuts?
11-05-2025 by David Condos
Utah and its six neighbors are just days away from a federal deadline to update the original Colorado River-sharing agreement they signed mo
Utah wants lawsuit over Great Salt Lake dismissed again, citing homeless ruling
11-05-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah is asking a judge to once again dismiss an environmental coalition's lawsuit accusing government agencies
BYU students to fast for the Great Salt Lake, but ‘the fast itself is not the fix’
10-31-2025 by Dylan Eubank
“Fasting won’t get water to the lake,” says organizer, but heightened awareness and further action can help. Provo • A newly formed coalit
Deadline closing in for Utah and 6 other states hammering out a new water plan
10-31-2025 by Annie Knox
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 it
Utah may be forced to cut water rights if no Colorado River deal is reached
10-31-2025 by Ben Winslow
PRICE, Utah — Kevin Cotner is familiar with the dreaded term "curtailment." The Price-area hay farmer experiences it naturally as a result
New Research Shows True Cost of Living with Great Salt Lake Dust
10-30-2025 by Lauren Steinbrecher
According to new research, dust from the shrinking Great Salt Lake could cost Utahns more than just their health—it could also hit their wal
Video: It's a goal for the Great Salt Lake — what's it going to take to get to 4,198?
10-23-2025 by Ben Winslow
Gov. Spencer Cox recently stood on the edge of Farmington Bay, surrounded by some of Utah’s most wealthy and powerful people. He announced a
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