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‘Real, tangible action’: Young Utahns push lawmakers to rescue the Great Salt Lake
02-11-2026 by Annie Knox
Bills aim to help conserve water in a year kicking off with drought and dismal snowpack Mountains without snow. A start to February that
These 3 Great Salt Lake-related bills pass their first test. Here's how they'd help the lake
02-09-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Hannah Freeze and her husband were on their Box Elder County farm when they started brainstorming what would become HB410,
Utah taxpayers now own U.S. Magnesium's bankruptcy assets
02-09-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah now officially owns U.S. Magnesium's bankruptcy assets, with a federal judge in Delaware signing an order
Utah lawmaker wants state to match $200M Great Salt Lake fundraising effort
02-09-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's philanthropic community came together last year to pledge $200 million toward efforts to get water back to the Great
Why this winter could test Utah's protocols for the Great Salt Lake
02-09-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake basin experienced a normal snowpack last year, even if it was a mixed bag everywhere else. That hasn'
Bleak snowpack report triggers alarm on Utah's Capitol Hill
02-09-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A report from the Natural Resources Conservation Service showing that Utah's snowpack is now at a record low has caused ala
Video: Nearly 1,000 rally at Utah's Capitol to save the Great Salt Lake
02-05-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Roughly 1,000 people sang, danced and demonstrated on Utah's Capitol Hill on Saturday to save the Great Salt Lake. "Becau
5th annual ‘Rally to Save Our Great Salt Lake’ makes a splash on Capitol Hill
02-05-2026 by Will Ruzanski
As Gov. Spencer Cox pledges to fill the Great Salt Lake by Utah’s 2034 Olympic Games, conservation advocates question the plan’s feasibility
'Water as a commodity' is focus of new bill, plan to help Great Salt Lake
02-05-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — It could soon be easier for farmers and ranchers to lease their water to help the Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake Co
Bill allowing conserved water to flow to Great Salt Lake sails smoothly through committee
01-29-2026 by Will Ruzanski
Rep. Nguyen says ‘it’s mission critical’ to expand options for revitalizing the Great Salt Lake The House Natural Resources, Agriculture,
Utah to buy US Magnesium plant for $30M — an 'incredible opportunity' for the Great Salt Lake
01-29-2026 by Carter Williams
ROWLEY, Tooele County — Utah is close to formally acquiring US Magnesium's facility next to the Great Salt Lake after its $30 million bid to
Utah just bought U.S. Magnesium for $30 million. Now what?
01-29-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The budget chief for the Utah House of Representatives had a substitute motion to make on the legislature's Natural Resourc
Utah set to buy one of the state’s major polluters in $30M ‘commitment’ to Great Salt Lake
01-29-2026 by Leia Larsen and Addy Baird
The US Magnesium plant had been shut down since 2021 but continued to pump large amounts of water from the shrinking lake. Utah has succes
Utah buys US Magnesium plant, plans to give more water to Great Salt Lake
01-29-2026 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
A rare water denial near the Great Salt Lake sparks a new lawsuit
01-29-2026 by Leia Larsen
Ranch owner near Spiral Jetty asserts a neighboring water right application filed by one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers received spe
Utah's agriculture water program reporting successes
01-29-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A program designed to get farmers to switch to new water-saving technologies is showing signs of success, lawmakers on Utah
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
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