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Climate change may help the Colorado River, new study says
05-09-2024 by Anastasia Hufham
Researchers still recommend a conservative approach to river management. A new study found that the Colorado River may experience a reboun...
Federal government awarding grants to improve wetlands
05-09-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Money could help improve Great Salt Lake wetlands The Department of the Interior Wednesday announced more than $87 million in funding has...
Bear River pipeline no longer an option to aid in northern Utah growth
05-08-2024 by Megan Banta
One of Utah’s top lawmakers said the state shouldn’t follow the plan while he and another state legislator talked about how the Legislature...
Video: Lawmakers push back on critics who demand more action to save Great Salt Lake
05-08-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Two powerful politicians pushed back on criticism that the Utah State Legislature isn't doing enough to save the Great Salt...
2 Utah projects get federal funding to help improve water systems in the West
05-06-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Money designed in part to improve water supply in the Colorado River Basin In another move to build water resilient systems in the West an...
Row, hunt, play at Great Salt Lake: Special recreation edition
05-02-2024 by Heather May
This is adapted from our free weekly newsletter Lake Effect, which comes out every Friday. Sign up for free here. It's time to get outsid...
Why Utahns should care about the Colorado River
05-02-2024 by Anastasia Hufham
The Salt Lake Tribune has joined the Colorado River Collaborative to keep Utahns informed about this vital resource. The Colorado River no...
Video: Stakes, risks ahead of Colorado River Compact expiration
05-02-2024 by Max Roth
MOAB, Utah — Journalists from radio stations, websites, newspapers and television attended the first Colorado River Collaborative at Utah St...
The Times-Independent joins Colorado River collaborative
05-02-2024 by The Times-Independent
The award-winning Great Salt Lake Collaborative is expanding to cover the Colorado River and The Times-Independent has joined the team of me...
St. George News joins Colorado River Collaborative to expand coverage of Southern Utah’s water challenges
05-02-2024 by St George News
ST. GEORGE — The award-winning Great Salt Lake Collaborative is expanding to cover the Colorado River, and St. George News is among the news...
The Colorado River just called you for help. Will you answer?
05-02-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
New media collaborative seeks answers, solutions for the hardest working river in the West Here in a canyon northeast of Moab, it is diff...
Battle for Moab: Residents fight against Kane Creek development
05-02-2024 by Emma Pitts
The proposed luxury resort on a former campground site has sparked outcry over environmental and community impacts Utah’s Wild West is no...
The Colorado River is vital in Utah. Here's why it's going to get even more publicity
05-02-2024 by Carter Williams
MOAB — The sun begins to break from an overcast sky as Jennifer Jones describes how popular this section of the Colorado River has become in...
Glendale co-housing community shares shovels, meals and a love for Great Salt Lake
04-30-2024 by Tess White
Vicky Wason eats meals with her neighbors in a common house, and takes her turn doing chores benefiting all of her neighbors. Her children g...
Club draws new and seasoned rowers to the waters of Great Salt Lake despite worries over its future
04-30-2024 by Makena Klinge
Editor's note: This article is part of an occasional series by the Great Salt Lake Collaborative showcasing how to have fun at the Great Sal...
Film fuses art forms and Indigenous voices in attempt to bring Great Salt Lake’s demise to the forefront
04-29-2024 by Vanessa Hudson
Wearing a dark red shirt, Joshua Dixon sits in a tall grass field, singing a traditional Diné song. The song ends, and Dixon, a member of Ut...
Wet ‘miracle springs’? Utah shouldn’t count on ‘em and keep its eye on conservation
04-27-2024 by Tilda Wilson
In Utah, a long dry winter is often followed by heavy drought-busting rain in the spring. A new study from Utah State University defines the...
Staying Salty: A Q&A with the hosts of a new podcast from the shores of Great Salt Lake
04-27-2024 by Kyungsoo Park and Marcie Young Cancio
Olivia Juarez doesn’t want to leave Salt Lake City. And they don’t want you to leave either. “All of my family's here,” said Juarez, a lif...
More reservoir releases planned to keep Great Salt Lake rising
04-27-2024 by Ben Winslow
The man tasked by Utah's political leaders with helping to save the Great Salt Lake is hoping to take advantage of another strong winter sno...
Guess the Great Salt Lake's rise? The state of Utah will give you a prize
04-27-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Seth Horowitz went for a swim in the Great Salt Lake, going out to the buoys and back again. "Beautiful!" he told FOX 13...
Antelope Island hosts popular shed antler hunt amid shrinking Great Salt Lake
04-27-2024 by Rob Nielsen
Editor's note: This article is part of an occasional series by the Great Salt Lake Collaborative showcasing the fun side of the Great Salt L...
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