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The Great Salt Lake’s most important source of water has a troubled history. But there is hope its future may be better.
12-06-2022 by Leia Larsen
The Northwestern Shoshone are prioritizing restoration of Battle Creek, which runs through one of the bloodiest sites in U.S. history. Pre...
Utah looks to expand cloud seeding to help with drought, Great Salt Lake
12-06-2022 by Ben Winslow
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...
Lake questions: Can we bring water from the ocean to the Salt Lake?
12-02-2022 by McCaulee Blackburn
The Great Salt Lake Collaborative surveyed audience questions about the lake, and The Globe is publishing experts’ answers to your questions...
Bill upending how Utahns pay for water gets dammed up in the legislature
12-02-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would have dramatically changed how Utahns pay for water will not be advancing in the state legislature this ye...
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To help the Great Salt Lake, Utah may pay farmers to not grow crops
11-28-2022 by Ben Winslow
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 wa...
Antelope Island on life support due to shrinking Great Salt Lake, experts say
11-28-2022 by Dan Spindle
DAVIS COUNTY, Utah — It’s supposed to be surrounded by water, but right now, Antelope Island as we know it is on life support — suffering fr...
Gov. Cox put new water rights on hold. Will it actually help the Great Salt Lake?
11-28-2022 by Leia Larsen
The state engineer receives a deluge of applications for new diversions each year, but it appears many of them would be exempt from the paus...
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Cox issues proclamation cutting off some water diversions to help the Great Salt Lake
11-18-2022 by Ben Winslow
New initiative aims to get people to 'fall in love' with the Great Salt Lake again
11-18-2022 by Carter Williams
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What role can history play in saving the Great Salt Lake, solving Utah's water woes?
11-16-2022 by Carter Williams
Environmental group says changing Utah’s tax laws could put 20% more water in Great Salt Lake
11-16-2022 by Ben Winslow
Las Vegas vs. Great Salt Lake water districts: This graphic explains the differences
11-13-2022 by Wendy Ogata
Las Vegas has tough restrictions on outdoor landscaping. Would it work in Utah?
11-13-2022 by Ben Winslow
Utah officials applauds Nevada’s water conservation measures; cautions against direct comparisons
11-08-2022 by Wendy Ogata
Lots of options on the table for saving Great Salt Lake; but especially the simplest — use less water.
11-08-2022 by Sheri Quinn, Utah Public Radio | Ben Winslow, Fox 13 News
Las Vegas ups the ante on turf buybacks: New Nevada law bans all ‘nonfunctional’ turf by 2026
11-08-2022 by Ben Winslow, Fox 13 News | Sheri Quinn, Utah Public Radio
‘To Protect and Conserve’: Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions (with fines!) Should Utah do the same?
11-08-2022 by Ben Winslow, Fox 13 News | Sheri Quinn, Utah Public Radio
How much it might cost to build a pipeline to fill the Great Salt Lake
11-06-2022 by Ben Winslow
Utahns will have to brace for 'painful steps' as Great Salt Lake shrinks
11-06-2022 by Ben Winslow
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Great Salt Lake's only North-South opening modified to control salinity
11-02-2022 by Max McDermott
Another wild idea to save the Great Salt Lake: Pumping groundwater with nuclear energy
10-28-2022 by Leia Larsen
Lake questions: How does drought and population growth affect the Salt Lake crisis?
10-26-2022 by McCaulee Blackburn
Great Salt Lake so low, water level measurement system no longer works
10-26-2022 by Ben Winslow
The memory of Great Salt Lake runs deep, even if the water doesn’t
10-24-2022 by McKenzie Romero
How did Utahns react when the Great Salt Lake hit its previous record low in 1963?
10-24-2022 by Carter Williams
Property tax bill could end a free ride for many water users in Utah's drought
10-22-2022 by Ben Winslow
Can the Great Salt Lake and its dust pollution derail Utah military operations? Officials look for answers.
10-12-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Hope for Owens and why the Great Salt Lake presents a challenge beyond Mono and Owens
10-12-2022 by Max Roth
Owen’s Lake: A marvel of engineering and an environmental disaster
10-10-2022 by Max Roth
California salt lakes offer warnings signs and hope for Great Salt Lake
10-10-2022 by Keira Farrimond
A dusty tale in California and words of wisdom for Utah as the Great Salt Lake shrinks
10-10-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue, Deseret News | Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune
The people living near Owens Lake endured decades of toxic dust. Here’s why they stayed.
10-10-2022 by Leia Larsen
What Utah can learn from the monumental effort to reduce dust at Owens Lake
10-10-2022 by Leia Larsen
The saline lakes of the Great Basin and why they are in trouble
10-09-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
SLCC students show up for the Salt Lake during this year’s coastal cleanup
10-05-2022 by McCaulee Blackburn
Romney calls for 'aggressive' water conservation in Utah's drought
10-03-2022 by Ben Winslow
Poll: How worried are Utahns about the Great Salt Lake?
09-29-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
New project will use stormwater to create wetlands at the Great Salt Lake
09-29-2022 by Mike Anderson
Despite historic lows, Great Salt Lake pumps keep running — just in case
09-28-2022 by Ben Winslow
Xeriscaping? Charging higher fees? See what your city is doing to save water.
09-28-2022 by Alixel Cabrera and Blake Apgar
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'It was critical': Berm raised to help save the Great Salt Lake
09-26-2022 by Ben Winslow
Monthly Utah Clean Air Caucus meeting focuses on Great Salt Lake
09-26-2022 by Aimee Van Tatenhove
Increasing Great Salt Lake salinity predicted to impact Utah brine shrimp
09-26-2022 by Aimee Van Tatenhove
Utah raises Great Salt Lake berm in effort to stop salinity levels from harming ecosystem
09-23-2022 by Carter Williams
Great Salt Lake managers raise causeway berm in effort to stave off rising salinity
09-23-2022 by Leia Larsen
Conservation is helping keep Utah's drought from being worse, state officials say
09-21-2022 by Ben Winslow
Dust hot spots: Where is Great Salt Lake's toxic dust most likely to originate?
09-20-2022 by Carter Williams
'It's a battle': Why there's a growing fight to stop phragmites around the Great Salt Lake
09-20-2022 by Carter Williams
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Annual 'Friends of Great Salt Lake' clean-up event sees record turnout
09-16-2022 by Mythili Gubbi
SLC's drought tolerant turf is such a hit, other communities in Utah want some
09-15-2022 by Ben Winslow
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Great Salt Lake a sovereign entity 'worthy of legal rights,' group says
09-13-2022 by Ben Winslow
Restoration of Idaho's Bear River Massacre site may benefit Great Salt Lake
09-12-2022 by Mike Anderson
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New threat to Great Salt Lake? Mineral company wants to extend its canals.
09-07-2022 by Leia Larsen
Utah youth hold “die-in” to mourn the decline of Great Salt Lake
09-04-2022 by Saige Miller KUER
Utah youths hold ‘die-in’ for Great Salt Lake, challenge elected leaders to take bolder action
09-02-2022 by Leia Larsen
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Cox says more money will be needed for water conservation, save Great Salt Lake
09-01-2022 by Ben Winslow
New Jordan River 'blueprint' may have benefits for the Great Salt Lake
09-01-2022 by Carter Williams
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Group pitches Utah lawmakers on a pipeline to the Great Salt Lake
08-29-2022 by Ben Winslow
Saving the Great Salt Lake is 'top priority,' Utah's new natural resources boss says
08-26-2022 by Ben Winslow
This grass can save Salt Lake City residents water and money in Utah's drought
08-23-2022 by Ben Winslow
The Rise and fall of the Great Saltair: The search for Utah’s lost world class lakefront resort
08-22-2022 by Dan Spindle
Utah can’t save or stretch its precious water if it can’t super accurately measure it
08-22-2022 by Saige Miller KUER
'We've got to find answers and then take the action,' Romney says of Great Salt Lake
08-18-2022 by Ben Winslow
What Sen. Mitt Romney, House Speaker Brad Wilson saw on the Great Salt Lake
08-18-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Why counting shorebirds may fill a missing piece in the Great Salt Lake conservation puzzle
08-18-2022 by Jacob Klopfenstein
Weber Basin study: Secondary water meters drive down consumption
08-15-2022 by Mark Shenefelt
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Flyover of Great Salt Lake underscores the environmental challenges it faces
08-10-2022 by Aimee Van Tatenhove
Microbialites also tell the story of the Great Salt Lake’s worrisome decline
08-09-2022 by Tim Vandenack
'Dust Lake City' disaster looming as Utah professor fights to save the Great Salt Lake
08-09-2022 by Dan Spindle
Utah agriculture wants more support and research to reach future water-saving goals
08-08-2022 by Saige Miller KUER
Compass Minerals in talks with Ford, LG Energy to supply lithium products
08-07-2022 by Tim Vandenack
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