Emma Keddington
Great Salt Lake Collaborative Intern
Members of Save our Great Salt Lake pose for a picture with their “Great Salt Lake To-Do List” banner outside the House chamber Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Photo by Emma Keddington)
Members of Save our Great Salt Lake pose for a picture with their “Great Salt Lake To-Do List” banner outside the House chamber Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Photo by Emma Keddington)
As the 2023 legislative session draws to a close, community activists gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to call for emergency action for the dying Great Salt Lake. Unfurling a 10-foot banner dictating...
Utah is known for having the “Greatest Snow on Earth.” People flock to Utah’s ski resorts to experience the deep powder that is in part powered by the Great Salt Lake. However, the drying of Great Sal...
Students from Emerson Elementary in Salt Lake City created a petition to name the brine shrimp as the state crustacean. Photo from change.org petition.
Students from Emerson Elementary in Salt Lake City created a petition to name the brine shrimp as the state crustacean. Photo from change.org petition.
Spurred on by students from Emerson Elementary in Salt Lake City, a House committee passed a bill to honor brine shrimp. HB137 , sponsored by Rep. Rosemary Lesser (D-Ogden), designates the brine shrim...
A bill redefining how water use and consumption is reported in Utah passed the House Monday, despite opposition from Great Salt Lake environmental groups. SB119 would change how some Utah water distri...
An educational illustration of the water cycle including human impact. This illustration comes from a project aiming to include human impact in water conservation discussions. (Courtesy Sophie Hill)
An educational illustration of the water cycle including human impact. This illustration comes from a project aiming to include human impact in water conservation discussions. (Courtesy Sophie Hill)
The Slow the Flow advertising campaign has helped Utahns save 9 billion gallons of water through billboards and social media posts. Now, the people behind it are seeking to “supersize” it and other wa...
A resolution to create a target level for the Great Salt Lake was voted against by a Senate committee despite widespread public support. SCR006, sponsored by Nate Blouin, D- Salt Lake City, aimed to c...
The Bear River is pictured on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The Bear River typically feeds the Great Salt Lake, but currently doesn’t reach the lake due to low water levels. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
The Bear River is pictured on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The Bear River typically feeds the Great Salt Lake, but currently doesn’t reach the lake due to low water levels. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
A bill that would study how water districts use property taxes to fund water projects passed a committee Wednesday, Jan. 25. SB34 , sponsored by Sen. Daniel McCay (R-Salt Lake City), directs the Depar...
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Old Mill Golf Course in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 25, 2021.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Old Mill Golf Course in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 25, 2021.
A bill requiring both public and privately owned golf courses to publish their annual water usage was held Wednesday after it was opposed by the golf industry. “It’s not dead, so we’ll go work on it a...