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How to save Great Salt Lake: Poll says limit development - Deseret News
10-11-2023 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
It may have snowed and snowed and snowed some more last winter, but the record precipitation has done little to douse the concern a majority...
Great Salt Lake brine shrimp fishermen ‘optimistic’ as yearly harvest begins
10-04-2023 by Adam Small
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s brine shrimp fishermen are once again out on the waters of the Great Salt Lake to harvest brine shrimp cysts (or egg...
Inland port proposes wetland protections near Great Salt Lake
10-04-2023 by Ben Winslow
CEDAR CITY, Utah — The Utah Inland Port Authority is proposing dedicating some of its funding and land mass in Salt Lake City to wetland pre...
'Our state is up to the task': New initiative seeks to solve Great Salt Lake's woes
10-04-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of researchers and other prominent figures are seeking the help of thousands to solve the Great Salt Lake's woes on...
A pouring out of love: Utahns gather for Great Salt Lake blessing ceremony
10-03-2023 by Sydnee Gonzalez
ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK — The offerings of water were carried lovingly to the Great Salt Lake's shore in a mismatched array of bottles an...
Utah ends water year up, but Great Salt Lake is down again
10-03-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Happy New Water Year, Utah! The state ended its water year with signs of improvement. Most of the state is no longer in d...
'It's basically on us': Experts, lawmakers weigh what's next to help ailing Great Salt Lake
10-03-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah water experts agree that Utahns must continue to make changes to how they consume water for communities to avoid conse...
Utah plans to dramatically boost cloud seeding to help with water woes and the Great Salt Lake
09-29-2023 by Ben Winslow
SNOWBIRD, Utah — The burner pumped sodium iodide into the air while tubes led back into a trailer. People would stick their head in the tr...
Ogden mayoral hopefuls discuss potential policy related to the Great Salt Lake
09-28-2023 by Heather May
OGDEN — The Great Salt Lake has long been an undeniable asset to the region. However, this asset has been under threat. Between the ravage...
What Salt Lake City's mayoral candidates have to say about Great Salt Lake's future
09-28-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's capital city will always be connected to the Great Salt Lake through its name. And as the lake continues to strugg...
Ogden mayoral candidate Ben Nadolski answers 10 questions about Great Salt Lake
09-27-2023 by Ben Nadolski
1. On a scale of 1 to 10, with the many city priorities you will face as Mayor, where do you rank the Great Salt Lake and why? I have been...
Ogden mayoral candidate Taylor Knuth answers 10 questions about Great Salt Lake
09-27-2023 by Taylor Knuth
1. On a scale of 1 to 10, (with 10 representing most important) with the many city priorities you will face as mayor, where do you rank the...
SLC mayoral candidate Michael Valentine answers 10 questions about Great Salt Lake
09-27-2023 by Michael Valentine
1. On a scale of 1 to 10, with the many city priorities you will face as mayor, where do you rank the Great Salt Lake and why? At an 11. I...
SLC mayoral candidate Rocky Anderson answers 10 questions about Great Salt Lake
09-27-2023 by Rocky Anderson
1. On a scale of 1 to 10, with the many city priorities you will face as mayor, where do you rank the Great Salt Lake and why? The threat...
SLC mayoral candidate Erin Mendenhall answers 10 questions about Great Salt Lake
09-27-2023 by Erin Mendenhall
1. On a scale of 1 to 10, with the many city priorities you will face as mayor, where do you rank the Great Salt Lake and why? Six (with t...
10 questions for SLC mayor candidates
09-27-2023 by Carter Williams
Utah's capital city will always be connected to the Great Salt Lake through its name. And as the lake continues to struggle as a result of...
Why Cox isn't surprised with $1.5B price tag to mitigate Great Salt Lake dust
09-21-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says he isn't surprised by a new report showing that mitigating dust from the Great Salt Lake would l...
Cache Valley's unique karst geology makes water monitoring a necessity
09-20-2023 by Erin Lewis
Parts of Cache Valley are surrounded by mountains with geologic layers that have dissolved enough to create sinkholes, caves and springs amo...
Utah lawmakers get a look at Washington County's water, growth demands
09-20-2023 by Ben Winslow
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Members of the Utah State Legislature took a field trip to see how one of America's fastest growing cities is dealing wit...
Great Salt Lake's dust could cost $1.5 billion to fix with costs 'skyrocketing' as more lakebed is exposed
09-20-2023 by Ben Winslow
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Mitigating dust from a shrinking Great Salt Lake could cost more than a billion dollars to fix, a new report from the Uta...
Why is this section of the Great Salt Lake still close to its record low?
09-20-2023 by Carter Williams
CORINNE, Box Elder County — While the Great Salt Lake's blue southern arm remains much higher than it was this time last year, as it neared...
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