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September 20th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — All of northern Utah faces risk from dust storms laced with arsenic and other chemicals from a shrinking Great Salt Lake, a scientist warned a panel of lawmakers on Tuesday night...

 

 

September 19th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Wilson and Kari Jimenez are thrilled with how their yard looks. "We still have a little bit of grass here, but we plan to eliminate the rest of that and continue with the desert...

 

 

September 17th 2022 by Mythili Gubbi / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns are working to solve the issue of pollution in the Great Salt Lake, hoping to help the wildlife that calls the area home. More than 160 people came out to help clean the sho...

 

 

September 15th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — A special blend of grasses that uses less water and still looks good has proven to be such a hit, other communities want it. "It’s been an incredible hit," said Dr. Kelly Kopp, a p...

 

 

September 13th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — An environmental group is pushing for the Great Salt Lake to be treated like a sovereign entity worthy of its own legal rights. "We believe Great Salt Lake should have a right to f...

 

 

September 1st 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

LOGAN, Utah — Governor Spencer Cox said more money will be needed to expand water conservation measures and save the Great Salt Lake. At a forum on Thursday hosted at Utah State University's Janet...

 

 

August 29th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — A group met with some Utah lawmakers and representatives of the governor's office to pitch an idea of a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake. International Water...

 

 

August 26th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — Saving the Great Salt Lake will be his "top priority" in office, the new head of Utah's Department of Natural Resources said at his Senate confirmation hearing on Friday. "Right no...

 

 

August 23rd 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — The grass in the small park on the corner of Concord Street and California Avenue looks and feels just like any other lawn. But the specially-created blend of grass called "SLC Tur...

 

 

August 19th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — As the airboats moved through the marshes, hundreds of birds took flight. Senator Mitt Romney marveled at them. "You fly by this area on commercial aircraft and you look do...

 

 

August 9th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for action to save the Great Salt Lake. The resolution, sponsored by Council member Richard Snelgrov...

 

 

August 5th 2022 by Mythili Gubbi / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — It's no secret that the Great Salt Lake is shrinking at an alarming rate, hitting yet another historic low in July, but a nonprofit is taking flight to provide the public with an aeri...

 

 

August 3rd 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — The last boats have been pulled from the Great Salt Lake Marina. FOX 13 News documented cranes lifting the remaining boats out on Wednesday. It is a result of the Great Salt Lake c...

 

 

August 2nd 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — The powerful Speaker of Utah's House of Representatives is planning more legislation to help save the rapidly shrinking Great Salt Lake. "The lake? The lake’s struggling righ...

 

 

July 20th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox said more action will be taken to help save the Great Salt Lake, which continues to drop to new lows. "Should we have started earlier? Probably. But we are whe...

 

 

July 14th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Utah's congressional delegation have introduced a bill that seeks to get more water into the Great Salt Lake. The bill could include a pipeline to get more water into th...

 

 

July 7th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

Tech conserves water, but also costs a lot of money TREMONTON, Utah — Colton Russon can control the irrigation system with his phone. The Tremonton farmer has installed a series of automated irri...

 

 

July 6th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

RIVERTON, Utah — A bill designed to change how Utahns pay for water in their property tax bills is advancing on Utah's Capitol Hill. Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, is proposing a major change in how p...

 

 

July 5th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has dropped to a new historic low, FOX 13 News has confirmed. The imperiled lake has dropped to 4,190.1, below last year's record low of 4,190.2 feet. "It’s c...

 

 

June 30th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

WEST JORDAN, Utah — The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is asking all of its customers to cut their water use by at least 10%. That's both indoor and outdoor use. "We’re not seeing the sno...

 

 

June 21st 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — Recent wind storms that hit the Wasatch Front brought dust from the West Desert and Great Salt Lake into communities, state officials said. Time-lapse videos (below) from FOX 13 Ne...

 

 

June 16th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

Environmental groups get $40m to secure water SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake may be weeks away from hitting its new historic low. The lake could to drop over the next three to four weeks, La...

 

 

June 8th 2022 by April Baker / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — A $50 million pipeline project is in the works at the Great Salt Lake and its goal is to improve water quality and preserve the natural habitat. Right now, treated wastewater from t...

 

 

May 30th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

More dust storms could blow into the Wasatch Front as a result of increasingly exposed lake bed, state leaders are warning. FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — More dust storms could blow into the Wasatch Front...

 

 

May 17th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

A legislative commission is floating the idea of a pipeline to bring water from the Pacific Ocean into the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative commission is floating the idea of a pipeli...

 

 

May 12th 2022 by Scott McKane / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — Right now the Great Salt Lake continues to shrink at an alarming rate despite our wet spring. Experts say more water needs to be diverted to the lake to prevent it from drying up. But...

 

 

May 10th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

WASHINGTON CITY, Utah — Outside the Washington City Cemetery and a nearby athletic field, city crews are removing turf. "We've identified areas throughout the city that we have deemed as non-functio...

 

 

May 5th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Outside City Hall, some patches of grass look a little different than others. Look closely, and you'll see it's not real grass. West Valley City replaced some lawn around Ci...

 

 

May 1st 2022 by Erin Cox / Fox 13

BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah — A Utah farmer says he planted his corn crop differently this year as a way to preserve soil moisture during Utah’s historic drought. "I love...

 

 

April 28th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — The projection that the Great Salt Lake may hit a new record low this year is pressuring Utah political leaders to do more to protect the massive wate...

 

 

April 26th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake is projected to drop another two feet to hit a new historic low this year, state officials warned on Tuesday. During a briefing...

 

 

March 24th 2022 by Spencer Joseph, Melanie Porter / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — As drought continues to be a top of mind issue in Utah, experts are gathering data and forecasting the 2022 water year in order to better prepare for what lies ahead. On the slopes...

 

 

March 18th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

The shrinking Great Salt Lake could create more problems, with animals migrating in search of new food sources. ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah — The shrinking Great Salt Lake could create more problems, with...

 

 

March 14th 2022 by Max Roth / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake is six feet lower right now than it normally would be. While it’s slightly above the lowest-ever level reached late in 2021, it’s...

 

 

February 15th 2022 by Max Roth / Fox 13

The overall snowpack level of 2022 so far is approaching that of the disappointing 2021 water year. Professor Robert Davies of Utah State University doesn’t mince words when it comes to Utah’s weath...

 

 

February 15th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah National Guard dropped three Blackhawk helicopters on Capitol Hill to pick up lawmakers, taking them on an aerial tour of the shrinking Great Salt Lake. FOX 13 News accompa...

 

 

February 14th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah National Guard will fly dozens of lawmakers over the Great Salt Lake so they can see first-hand how far it has shrunk, FOX 13 News has learned. Rep. Doug Owens, D-Millcreek...

 

 

August 10th 2020 by Nate Carlisle / Fox 13

BERYL, Utah — Craig Laub’s father started growing alfalfa hay here after he came home from the Army. “He came home after World War II,” Laub said, “come out here and developed the farm from sagebrus...

 

 

 

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