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Researchers say they’re getting closer to answers on Great Salt Lake dust
10-06-2026 by Annie Knox
As the Great Salt Lake plunges back toward a historic low, key questions about the dust kicking up from the dry lake bed and its effects on
Is Great Salt Lake's dust a 'perceived' problem? Utah wants to handle it anyway
10-05-2026 by Carter Williams
Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative with funding from Love the Lake, an initiative of the non
Video: New visitor and learning center opens at Antelope Island State Park
10-03-2026 by Alex Cabrero
SYRACUSE — Norman Kikuchi comes to Antelope Island State Park for the birds. "I shoot with a Nikon Z8 and a 600mm lens," he said while pic
Salt Lake airport plans to sell nearly 1,000 acres of wetlands. Bird advocates worry about what could come next.
10-01-2026 by Leia Larsen
Avian advocates worry a huge resting area for flocks visiting the Great Salt Lake could become a major hunting ground. The Salt Lake City
The states' agreements for the Colorado River have expired, what happens next?
10-01-2026 by Ben Winslow
Watch on YouTube SALT LAKE CITY — The multi-state agreements managing the Colorado River for decades now have officially expired. When t
A Great Salt Lake wetlands sale faces pushback
09-30-2026 by Ben Winslow
Watch on YouTube SALT LAKE CITY — A proposed sale of hundreds of acres of wetlands near the Great Salt Lake that have been largely untouch
Utah is paying farmers to conserve Colorado River water. Is it working?
09-30-2026 by Brooke Larsen
Utah’s Demand Management Program compensates water users in the Colorado River Basin to temporarily and voluntarily send water downstream.
Antelope Island is getting a new visitor center. Here's why you should check it out
09-29-2026 by Isabelle Burky
When you think of Antelope Island you may conjure images of the Great Salt Lake unfolding in front of you or herds of wild bison quietly gra
Could the Sugar House Park pond be sacrificed for the Great Salt Lake? It’s on the table.
09-28-2026 by Jose Davila IV and Jordan Miller
The people behind the park have discussed ridding the green space of its finicky pond. The Sugar House Park pond is glistening once again,
Utah gets $60 million for Great Salt Lake in settlement over Bear River bird refuge
09-25-2026 by Ben Winslow
Watch on FOX 13 SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah will get $60 million for the Great Salt Lake in a settlement in a long-running legal ba
Is the shrinking Great Salt Lake a climate problem, a farm problem or something else?
09-25-2026 by David Condos
The Great Salt Lake is in trouble — again. Just four years after dipping to a record low, the lake that's vital to Utah’s population, econ
Great Salt Lake’s “Sister Lake” has collapsed. Can Utah do what Iran couldn’t?
09-25-2026 by Will Ruzanski and Jonathon Downard
Great Salt Lake’s “Sister Lake” has collapsed. Can Utah do what Iran couldn’t? This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Colla
Shorebirds tell the story of a changing Great Salt Lake
09-20-2026 by Isabelle Burky
For years, Clarissa Casper has been fascinated by the shorebirds that stop at the Great Salt Lake during migration. Now, she's telling the
Is Utah really exporting most of its alfalfa overseas?
09-20-2026 by Leia Larsen
Debunking the Great Salt Lake myths that keep resurfacing as it sits on the brink of another record low. Note to readers • This article is
Utah’s strategy to fight invasive reeds at the Great Salt Lake? Play the long game and look upstream
09-20-2026 by Annie Knox
Floods of four decades ago wiped out native plants and left the Great Salt Lake vulnerable to an expensive problem: tall, invasive, thirsty
Great Salt Lake's health tied to national security, legislative commission is told
09-20-2026 by Ben Winslow
Watch on YouTube SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake's health is a national security issue, Utah's Department of Veterans & Military Affa
Utah has 2 new officials helping to steer the state’s response on the Great Salt Lake
09-20-2026 by Annie Knox
It’s a season of change for state leadership on the drying Great Salt Lake. Utah has a new lake commissioner, Hannah Freeze, and a new ch
‘We’re out of water’: Utah communities live with steep water cuts amid brutal Colorado River drought
09-20-2026 by Brooke Larsen
Utah and other Upper Basin states shared water woes and plans for future drought actions during a meeting of the Upper Colorado River Commis
Northern Utah’s water shift begins in backyards
09-19-2026 by Cindi Mansell
Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative with funding from Love the Lake, an initiative of the non
Lawmakers visit Great Salt Lake as they plan more bills
09-19-2026 by Ben Winslow
FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — Birds scattered as the airboats moved through the wetlands. Republican lawmakers from Utah's Capitol Hill were bein
Artists celebrate Great Salt Lake, win awards at Alfred Lambourne Arts Program
09-19-2026 by Zane Poss
The Alfred Lambourne Arts Program promotes art, spreads awareness and gathers community for the Great Salt Lake. This article is published
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