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Mineral companies use 7% of Great Salt Lake’s water. Here’s how a bill would change their business.
02-09-2024 by Leia Larsen
House speaker continues to rail against the largest miner on the lake, claiming the company refuses to compromise. Tensions ran thick Thur
Like Utah, California has had pipeline dreams to save its drying Salton Sea
02-08-2024 by Saige Miller KUER
Most people don’t know that California’s largest lake — the Salton Sea — was a mishap. Birthed in 1905 when the Colorado River experienced
Video: Lakebed dust is a worry in Utah. For California’s Salton Sea, it’s a full-blown problem
02-08-2024 by Alex Cabrero
The Great Salt Lake Collaborative recently sent a team of journalists to California to report on a sister saline water body, the Salton Sea.
A big bill on the Great Salt Lake advances after a tense hearing in the Utah legislature
02-08-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A significant piece of legislation on the Great Salt Lake is advancing on Utah's Capitol Hill after a tense hearing. Hous
Compass Minerals to abandon lithium extraction on Great Salt Lake
02-08-2024 by Ben Winslow
OGDEN, Utah — Compass Minerals, a major mineral extraction company operating on the Great Salt Lake, has announced it will abandon a lucrati
The health of the Great Salt Lake and changing how we value water
02-07-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
GSL briefing details multifaceted effort to help the saline lake A number of legislative proposals and appropriations dealing with the dro
Lakebed dust is a worry in Utah. For California’s Salton Sea, it’s a full-blown problem
02-07-2024 by Saige Miller
Sitting on the couch next to his mom inside their mobile home in Mecca, California, 5-year-old Ruben Mandujano lets out a gurgled cough whil
Controlled releases planned at Utah Lake; Great Salt Lake commissioner asks for more
02-07-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah water managers are set to begin releasing some water from Utah Lake as it reaches maximum capacity for the first time
Could a new $100 million pipeline help the Great Salt Lake and birds?
02-07-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Willard Spur is in desperate need of water, and so is Ogden City A partnership proposed by Ogden City with the state of Utah has the poten
More farmers sign up for water conservation grants, while a new bill tracks golf course water use
02-06-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A program offering money to get farmers to switch to new water-saving technologies is seeing a surge in applications. "Th
Can replacing a pipeline save water and combat avian botulism on Great Salt Lake? A new proposal thinks so
02-06-2024 by Adam Small
Editor’s note: This story has been updated for clarity. SALT LAKE CITY — Most RFA or ‘request for appropriation’ hearings on Capitol Hill
Great Salt Lake leaders ask reservoir managers to release excess water
02-06-2024 by Adam Small
SALT LAKE CITY— Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed and his office are reaching out to reservoir managers to see if they have any water
A major bill is introduced to help the Great Salt Lake
02-02-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A significant bill has been introduced in the Utah State Legislature aimed at helping reverse the Great Salt Lake's decline
Is water being ‘saved’ for the Great Salt Lake really ending up there?
02-01-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Utah lawmaker presses measure to prioritize water for the Great Salt Lake Rep. Casey Snider, R-Paradise, wants to “color” the water saved
Lawmakers turn to Utah Lake to help rescue Great Salt Lake. Will dredging be part of the solution?
02-01-2024 by Leia Larsen
Former governor says the plan will be state led, not influenced by a developer. Lawmakers are looking to Utah Lake to help refill the Grea
Invasive phragmites are needlessly sucking water out of Great Salt Lake
02-01-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Proposal outlines stepped-up removal program for plant As Utah lawmakers, advocates, state agencies and researchers continue to look for a
How a major challenge to efforts to help Great Salt Lake may soon be fixed
02-01-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah leaders have, in recent years, put millions of dollars into water leasing and agricultural water optimization programs
Utah lawmakers consider funding millions for Great Salt Lake, water conservation
01-30-2024 by Ben Winslow
The Utah State Legislature is being asked to spend millions on water conservation efforts and try a new way to get water into the Great Salt
Utah lawmaker seeks study to see if Utah Lake can help the Great Salt Lake
01-30-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are now eying a study to see if adjustments to a second lake could help get water into the struggling Great
Funding sought for research, turf buy back program, split season leases
01-30-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Water funding requests get a hearing at Capitol For the third consecutive year, water is once again a dominant issue at the state Legislat
Utah explores split-season leases as a possible piece to Great Salt Lake solution
01-30-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Jim Bowcutt acknowledges that fallowing had always been considered the second F-letter word among farmers. Fallowing is a
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