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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
Video: Wilson's phalarope moves closer to endangered species designation for Great Salt Lake
01-26-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has taken steps toward designating the Wilson's phalarope an endangered species. "Base
Cox, other governors summoned to DC for Colorado River talks
01-22-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox said he and his fellow governors of states along the Colorado River have been summoned to Washington D
Commission delivers blow to request to rezone 80 acres of land near Great Salt Lake
01-15-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — A plan to turn some of the last remaining agricultural land in northwest Salt Lake City into light industrial space failed
Colorado River states have just weeks to strike a deal. Here’s why it’s so hard for them to agree.
01-15-2026 by Brooke Larsen
Utah and seven other states have until Feb. 14 to agree on how to share the drought-stricken water supply for 40 million people. Each neg
Utah’s snowpack is at a record low. Here’s what the latest water forecast shows.
01-15-2026 by Brooke Larsen
Despite recent storms, the outlook for Western snowpack remains dismal, forecasters say Snowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado R
Tribes stake their claim on the Colorado River, and help conserve it
01-15-2026 by Jennifer Solis
Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve enough water to raise elevations in the river’s tw
An influential Utahn wants to tee up 80 acres of dwindling open space in SLC for industrial uses
01-15-2026 by Tony Semerad
The Ivory Foundation, backed by Clark and Christine Ivory, says rezoning the land will help the needy, while neighbors fear impacts and envi
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