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Are you watering your lawn wrong? USU’s Water Checkers will help you figure it out
06-30-2022 by Nadia Pflaum
At Nick Clayton’s house in Cottonwood Heights, it looks like a squadron of tiny aliens has landed. Little blue, plastic cups on tripod legs...
Utah will soon have water judges. This is what they’ll do and why it matters.
06-29-2022 by Saige Miller
For the last 25 years that Scott Martin has been practicing water law in Utah, the concept of appointing water judges or creating a water co...
Why Should We Care About Brine Shrimp?
06-28-2022 by Ali Vallarta
Why are brine shrimp important to Salt Lakers? City Cast Salt Lake talks with Jaimi Butler of Great Salt Lake Institute. Listen here.
Spiral Jetty: A barometer for the Great Salt Lake, or a work of art unto itself?
06-26-2022 by Palak Jayswal
Like any work of art, the value of Spiral Jetty — easily the most recognizable artwork in Utah — depends on how you look at it. Jaimi Butl...
What U. President Taylor Randall hopes to learn about the Great Salt Lake
06-23-2022 by Marjorie Cortez
With the picturesque Farmington Bay as a backdrop, state legislative leaders, the president of the state’s flagship university, academics, s...
University of Utah atmospheric scientist Dr. Kevin Perry on Great Salt Lake Dust risks
06-22-2022 by Roger McDonough
“Is this the toxic lake dust?” That’s a question many people in northern Utah are now asking themselves when the air turns brown with part...
Storms kick up Great Salt Lake dust that may not be good for your health
06-21-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Recent wind storms that hit the Wasatch Front brought dust from the West Desert and Great Salt Lake into communities, stat...
Toxic dust warnings might be our future as the Great Salt Lake shrivels up
06-20-2022 by Ivana Martinez
Can you swim in Utah’s Great Salt Lake? These people do it every year
06-18-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society to head Utah's new $40M Great Salt Lake program
06-16-2022 by Carter Williams
Why Salt Lake City wants residents to 'adopt' a storm drain
06-14-2022 by Carter Williams
Can this technology be an answer to farmland water use in the West?
06-06-2022 by Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News & Dan Spindle, KSL TV
A solution to Great Salt Lake’s algal blooms? Pipe wastewater to where the brine shrimp graze.
06-04-2022 by Leia Larsen
‘It’s just idyllic’: Great Salt Lake Rowing Club plows ahead, despite low water levels
06-04-2022 by Ray Boone
Art project shows students how drought threatens the Great Salt Lake area
06-01-2022 by Dan Spindle
More exposed Great Salt Lake bed means increased dust storms, officials warn
05-30-2022 by Ben Winslow
‘Water is not going to magically appear,’ says Interior’s Tanya Trujillo
05-20-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Utah lawmakers consider a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake
05-17-2022 by Ben Winslow
History lessons: Are Utahns ‘waking up’ to the Great Salt Lake’s peril?
05-14-2022 by Mark Shenefelt
N. Utah seeing its worst dust in a decade. Why the drying Great Salt Lake isn’t to blame — yet.
05-13-2022 by Leia Larsen
Big dam, small dam, no dam — What’s the right water answer for this growing Utah community?
05-12-2022 by Leia Larsen
Great Salt Lake continues to shrink but one expert is optimistic
05-12-2022 by Scott McKane
Southern Utah communities to tear out more than 100,000 square feet of water-hogging turf
05-10-2022 by Ben Winslow
'It matters ... when your water goes away': Reexamining the end of Utah's 'lost oasis'
05-05-2022 by Carter Williams
West Valley City legalizes artificial turf in Utah's drought emergency
05-05-2022 by Ben Winslow
Will horrific drought make lawns in the West a memory?
05-04-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Why water experts want Utahns to be 'the lone weirdo' when it comes to xeriscaping
05-04-2022 by Carter Williams
Utah farmer plants differently to save soil moisture during historic drought
05-01-2022 by Erin Cox
How Interior's $1M grant helps avoid 'catastrophic' Great Salt Lake wetlands issues
04-29-2022 by Carter Williams
Utah political leaders pressured to move quickly to save Great Salt Lake
04-28-2022 by Ben Winslow
A century of human activity is coming back as toxic dust as the Great Salt Lake shrinks
04-28-2022 by Pamela McCall
Why it matters that the Great Salt Lake will likely drop to a new historic low this year
04-26-2022 by Carter Williams
Interview: Why a dry Chilean lagoon matters to the future of the Great Salt Lake
04-22-2022 by Caroline Ballard
Can this tweak to Utah vehicle law help reduce toxic Great Salt Lake dust?
04-22-2022 by Carter Williams
Why a dry Chilean lagoon matters to the future of the Great Salt Lake
04-21-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Could Utah children help shape the destiny of the ailing Great Salt Lake?
04-20-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
How the Great Salt Lake lakebed could contribute to pollution, other issues
04-19-2022 by Kira Hoffelmeyer
How the Great Salt Lake soon could be powering your phone, computer and car
04-17-2022 by Leia Larsen
Great Salt Lake sinking levels could impact bird migration
04-13-2022 by Kira Hoffelmeyer
After decades of waiting, Antelope Island State Park visitor center is getting a $13 million makeover
04-09-2022 by Daedan Olander
Snowpack measuring sites help forecast 2022 water year
03-24-2022 by Spencer Joseph, Melanie Porter
Less water in the Great Salt Lake may mean more wandering wildlife
03-18-2022 by Ben Winslow
‘Very positive change.’ New Utah law will be an important step toward saving the Great Salt Lake.
03-17-2022 by Saige Miller
Sunday Edition: Education in Utah after Legislature ends session
03-14-2022 by KSL TV Staff
Great Salt Lake and Lake Powell water levels still at record lows
03-14-2022 by Max Roth
Tribune joins 17 Utah organizations to elevate solutions for Great Salt Lake
03-07-2022 by Lauren Gustus
Deseret News joins Solutions Network collaborative focused on Great Salt Lake
03-07-2022 by McKenzie Romero
KSL.com teams up with other news media for coverage of Great Salt Lake
03-07-2022 by Carter Williams
Is it too late to save the diminishing Great Salt Lake?
03-06-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
RadioACTive with Bonnie Baxter, Great Salt Lake Institute director
03-02-2022 by Lara Jones
An Antelope Island vigil raises awareness for the Great Salt Lake
02-22-2022 by Aimee Van Tatenhove
Will a $40M trust save the Great Salt Lake? Lawmakers hope so
02-18-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
‘Pray for snow’ — Utah lawmakers tour the vanishing Great Salt Lake from the sky
02-16-2022 by Leia Larsen
Utah lawmakers get bird's-eye view of the shrinking Great Salt Lake
02-15-2022 by Ben Winslow
‘It really hit home how bad it is’: Utah lawmakers get aerial tour of Great Salt Lake
02-15-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
A poet is keeping vigil at the Great Salt Lake during Utah’s legislative session
02-15-2022 by Emily Means
Utah National Guard will fly lawmakers over the Great Salt Lake to see how far it's shrunk
02-14-2022 by Ben Winslow
Salt Lake middle schoolers are taking brine shrimp to a new level
02-01-2022 by Aimee Van Tatenhove
Concern over Utah’s drought high, snowpack diminishing during dry spell
02-01-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
What you need to know about water in Utah and why you should care
01-24-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Saving the ‘otherworldly’ place of Utah’s declining inland sea
01-05-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
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