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Are Utah lawmakers doing enough to save the Great Salt Lake? Week 5 of the Utah Legislature
02-20-2025 by Heather May
Editor's note: This story is an excerpt from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative's weekly newsletter, Lake Effect from Feb. 21, 2025. To keep...
A resolution in the Utah legislature could impact negotiations over the Colorado River
02-17-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A resolution introduced in the Utah State Legislature could have an impact on negotiations between states, tribes and Mexic...
Drought on Capitol Hill: Little water legislation in Utah Legislature
02-14-2025 by Heather May
Editor's note: This story is an excerpt from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative's weekly newsletter, Lake Effect from Feb. 14, 2025. To keep...
Study suggests reduced stream flow is the main driver of lowest-ever Great Salt Lake
02-14-2025 by Max McDermott
In 2022, Great Salt Lake reached its lowest water volume in over 170 years of recorded history. The lake’s volume depends on three key varia...
Migrating swans will soon soar through Utah, here are 3 places you can see them
02-13-2025 by Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY — As warmer weather approaches, migrating swans will pass through Utah as they journey north. If you’d like to see them, the...
Youth activists push lawmakers to do more for Great Salt Lake
02-12-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Dozens of youth activists fanned out across the Utah State Capitol, texting and calling lawmakers. They beckoned them out...
Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.
02-12-2025 by Anastasia Hufham
“Confidence is growing” in future storms, which would boost predictions for Lake Powell. This year’s dry January hurt forecasts for the Co...
‘Year of uncertainty’: Utah farmers could feel the pinch from Trump’s tariffs, immigration policies
02-12-2025 by Mark Eddington
Farmers and agricultural officials vent, weigh concerns at Utah Hay Symposium St. George — Retaliatory tariffs and the Trump administratio...
New Great Salt Lake billboards show lake’s status
02-11-2025 by Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY — New Great Salt Lake billboards display the lake’s current water level. They were designed and put up by Grow the Flow, a wa...
Amid a freeze, Utah granted millions of gallons of new water rights in the Great Salt Lake basin. Here’s where the water will go.
02-10-2025 by Megan Banta
The state’s Great Salt Lake czar is evaluating the boundaries of the moratorium and has recommended the state change the allowance for new w...
Thousands of birds dead due to avian influenza at the Great Salt Lake
02-10-2025 by Kennedy Camarena and Diana Jones, KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have reported at least 15 thousand birds have died at the Great Salt Lake due to av...
Utah’s big water efficiency push may help farms more than the Colorado River
02-10-2025 by David Condos
Water is precious to Dwight Brinkerhoff. Over the decades he’s farmed in Wayne County, the goal has been to stretch water supplies. “It is...
'More profitable with less water': How flexible use helps this Southern Utah farm to conserve
02-10-2025 by Alysha Lundgren
Newcastle farmer Kimball Holt said Utah laws have historically encouraged water overuse on the state's farmlands, but a change in how water...
Wasting water may get pricier in Utah: Week 3 of the Utah Legislature
02-07-2025 by Heather May
Editor's note: This story is an excerpt from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative's weekly newsletter, Lake Effect from Feb. 7, 2025. To keep u...
Utah leaders want to keep expanding cloud seeding program
02-06-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Some of Utah's most powerful people gathered outside the Capitol building before sunrise on Thursday, sipping cocoa and obs...
Utah’s big water efficiency push may help farms more than the Colorado River
02-06-2025 by David Condos
Water is precious to Dwight Brinkerhoff. Over the decades he’s farmed in Wayne County, the goal has been to stretch water supplies. “It is...
An inside look at Washington County's $1B reuse plan to keep water flowing in the future
02-05-2025 by Mori Kessler
Water reuse – water recycling – is touted as one of the ways Washington County will be able to meet its water supply needs over the next 20...
Ex-Ogden City Council member lands role advocating for Great Salt Lake
02-04-2025 by Cathy McKitrick
Millions of migratory birds representing 338 species from every country in the Americas make their way to the Great Salt Lake each year to r...
Utah group joins global network to protect Great Salt Lake
01-31-2025 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake experienced a welcome rebound in recent years and could stand to benefit again with another normal snow...
Farmers fear water grab: Week 2 recap of the Utah Legislature
01-31-2025 by Heather May
Editor's note: This story is an excerpt from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative's weekly newsletter, Lake Effect from Jan. 31, 2025. To keep...
Does Utah's governor saves water on his farm?
01-30-2025 by Heather May
Editor's note: This story is an excerpt from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative's weekly newsletter, Lake Effect from Jan. 24, 2025. To keep...
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