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Study says a GSL pipeline is not only incredibly expensive, but very polluting
01-04-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A recent study by Brigham Young University appears to make the notion of a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Sal...
Utah asks for Great Salt Lake lawsuit to be dismissed
12-21-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Department of Natural Resources, the Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands and the state engineer have asked a ju...
Utah lawmaker: The Great Salt Lake could lose 10 feet if cities reuse their wastewater
12-21-2023 by Peter Johnston
SALT LAKE CITY– A battle over where wastewater goes is pitting the needs of cities against the shrinking Great Salt Lake. Currently, citie...
Utah files motion seeking to drop lawsuit over its management of Great Salt Lake
12-21-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Three Utah agencies are seeking to drop a lawsuit filed against them earlier this year over their management of the Great S...
Utah resource managers ask court to sink Great Salt Lake lawsuit
12-21-2023 by Leia Larsen
State points to millions invested and ongoing efforts to rescue its imperiled inland sea, noting litigation “cannot solve every problem.”...
Flurry of water reuse claims threatens to take more water from Great Salt Lake
12-21-2023 by Leia Larsen
From meeting the demands of future growth to protecting over-tapped aquifers, cities provide complex and compelling reasons to recycle their...
Utah's rules on lithium extraction in the Great Salt Lake open for public comment
12-21-2023 by Ben Winslow
A pair of rules governing how lithium is extracted from the Great Salt Lake had its first public hearing on Monday. SALT LAKE CITY — A pai...
Cox favors 'healthy range' for Great Salt Lake, seeks to address toxic dust
12-21-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A critical report on the future of the Great Salt Lake has been delivered to Governor Spencer Cox and legislative leadershi...
Cox says he's 'very optimistic' about Utah's new plan to save the Great Salt Lake
12-21-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Brian Steed remembers feeling unsure about the type of support Utah would provide the Great Salt Lake as it started flirtin...
Utah’s inland sea already has the world’s attention, brace yourselves for more
12-12-2023 by Emma Penrod
The lake’s Glory days need not be a thing of the past. Its best days may be yet to come–and are perhaps already here. Editor’s note: This...
Video: Great Salt Lake preservation key for global food security
12-11-2023 by Jeff Dahdah
SALT LAKE CITY — If you buy fish or shrimp at the store, there’s a good chance that seafood was raised with food produced in the Great Salt...
Video: How tiny brine shrimp from the Great Salt Lake feed people around the world
12-11-2023 by Dan Evans
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah may be a state without an ocean, but the Beehive state is becoming known, and relied upon, across the globe for its se...
The world needs to feed 10 billion people. The Great Salt Lake could teach us how.
12-05-2023 by Emma Penrod
Saving the Great Salt Lake is important because it makes a critical international industry more sustainable. Editor’s note: This story is...
A highly-anticipated report on saving the Great Salt Lake is delivered to Utah leaders
12-05-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A highly-anticipated report recommending ways to save the Great Salt Lake has been delivered to Utah's governor and legisla...
Why save the Great Salt Lake? A special report
11-30-2023 by Emma Penrod
Here’s a question that catches people off guard: What would happen if Utah is successful in saving the Great Salt Lake? For the past two y...
Fixing the lake could pave the way to solving Utah’s mental health crisis
11-28-2023 by Emma Penrod
How thinking about water when planning cities and homes can save the lake and lead to happier, more connected Utahns Editor’s note: This s...
How to build a lake-friendly yard, neighborhood
11-28-2023 by Heather May
Is it possible to create a Great Salt Lake friendly neighborhood? Seniors in Utah State University’s Landscape Architecture & Environmenta...
Farming goes high tech
11-28-2023 by Emma Penrod
Renaissance Ag CEO Caleb Wilkins does not believe farmers set out to destroy the environment, the land on which they depend. They know how t...
The Great Salt Lake and Utah farms could save each other. Here's how.
11-28-2023 by Emma Penrod
Surprise: Agriculture and the lake need each other to survive Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of stories by the Great Salt L...
Church implements 'important' landscape pilot program to cut water use
11-27-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has redesigned the landscape outside six of its Utah meetinghouses and is w...
Can ocean pipeline save the Great Salt Lake? New report cites staggering costs
11-27-2023 by Carter Williams
PROVO — Utah water officials say a "suite of alternatives" will be needed to get water back to the struggling Great Salt Lake over the next...
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