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Students tackle Salt Lake imperative with a documentary – and the focus is Indigenous stewardship
01-04-2024 by Cristian Martinez
In the home of Darren Parry on a Sunday afternoon, five Salt Lake Community College students circle the former Northwestern Shoshone Nation
The Salton Sea shows why Utah should pay attention to Great Salt Lake’s stench
01-04-2024 by Saige Miller
The eighth largest saline lake in the world is a Utah icon. More than 10 million birds take sanctuary there every year. And sometimes, Gre
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
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