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Breaking: Utah buys US Magnesium plant, plans to give more water to Great Salt Lake
01-27-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah has apparently won a bid for U.S. Magnesium's bankruptcy assets with plans to conduct environmental remed
Bill panned as 'major red flag' for health of Great Salt Lake advances in House committee
01-26-2026 by Bridger Beal-Cvetko
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican lawmakers and water advocates found themselves at odds over the meaning of a bill Friday, with legislators sayin
Sundance documentary brings Great Salt Lake's struggles to a global audience
01-26-2026 by Jeremy Tombs
PARK CITY, Utah — It’s long been a focus of local discussion in Utah, but now, the Great Salt Lake and the environmental concerns surroundin
Can this Sundance film help save the Great Salt Lake? Cox, lake experts hope so
01-26-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Spencer Cox offered a bold prediction during a parting message for a Sundance Film Festival crowd at the end of a scre
Bill designed to 'help' the Great Salt Lake faces pushback from some who say it won't
01-26-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that its sponsor insists is designed to help the Great Salt Lake faced significant pushback from environmentalists a
Video: Wilson's phalarope moves closer to endangered species designation for Great Salt Lake
01-26-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has taken steps toward designating the Wilson's phalarope an endangered species. "Base
Cox, other governors summoned to DC for Colorado River talks
01-22-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox said he and his fellow governors of states along the Colorado River have been summoned to Washington D
Commission delivers blow to request to rezone 80 acres of land near Great Salt Lake
01-15-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — A plan to turn some of the last remaining agricultural land in northwest Salt Lake City into light industrial space failed
Colorado River states have just weeks to strike a deal. Here’s why it’s so hard for them to agree.
01-15-2026 by Brooke Larsen
Utah and seven other states have until Feb. 14 to agree on how to share the drought-stricken water supply for 40 million people. Each neg
Utah’s snowpack is at a record low. Here’s what the latest water forecast shows.
01-15-2026 by Brooke Larsen
Despite recent storms, the outlook for Western snowpack remains dismal, forecasters say Snowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado R
Tribes stake their claim on the Colorado River, and help conserve it
01-15-2026 by Jennifer Solis
Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve enough water to raise elevations in the river’s tw
An influential Utahn wants to tee up 80 acres of dwindling open space in SLC for industrial uses
01-15-2026 by Tony Semerad
The Ivory Foundation, backed by Clark and Christine Ivory, says rezoning the land will help the needy, while neighbors fear impacts and envi
Feds release plan for Colorado River if states don't strike a deal
01-14-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its proposed plan for managing the Colorado River if the states along the river fai
University of Utah launches tool to track Great Salt Lake dust exposure
01-14-2026 by Shelby Lofton
SALT LAKE CITY — A new online tool from the University of Utah shows how much dust from the shrinking Great Salt Lake is impacting northern
There's a new 'driver' in Great Salt Lake water. Will Utah target it next?
01-14-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Agricultural use remains the biggest consumer in consumption of water that would otherwise make it into the Great Salt Lake
Utah lawmakers to consider forcing cities to adopt water conservation ordinances
01-14-2026 by Ben Winslow
WEST JORDAN, Utah — Bentlee and Stephen Edgington love having a much smaller lawn. Instead, their front yard is made up of native, water-w
Can Utah become a data center hub without draining its water supply?
01-14-2026 by Leia Larsen and Addy Baird
Gov. Spencer Cox says conservation and tech don’t have to clash. But Utah’s push to attract data centers — fueled by AI demand — is raising
Not just farms: New report shows where water from the shrinking Great Salt Lake is going
01-08-2026 by Leia Larsen
Report highlights potential engineered solutions for keeping dust down over the many years it will take the lake to refill. Despite the Gr
Great Salt Lake ended 2025 water year at third-lowest level on record, 'Strike Team' says
01-08-2026 by Spencer Burt
SALT LAKE CITY — A collaboration of researchers says the Great Salt Lake is making progress, but it's still at a critically low level. At
The Great Salt Lake enters 2026 uncomfortably close to record lows
01-08-2026 by Leia Larsen
A dry start to winter brings echoes of 2022. The Great Salt Lake rang in 2026 in pretty rough shape. The lake has struggled for years wi
5 lessons learned about the Great Salt Lake in 2025 outlined in new report
01-08-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of Utah leaders and prominent residents gathered on a deck near the eastern shores of the Great Salt Lake on a hot
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