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Salt Lake City west-siders dealing with bad air are disconnected from their politicians
08-17-2023 by Saige Miller and Alixel Cabrera
Editor’s note: This story is part of Reaching for Air — a collaboration of The Salt Lake Tribune, KUER and the Brown Institute for Media Inn...
New Great Salt Lake commissioner warns of 'tough choices' ahead to save the lake
08-17-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — As he crafts a plan to help save it, newly-appointed Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed warned lawmakers of some "tou...
Lawmaker says Great Salt Lake mining operation is like ‘wild wild West’
08-17-2023 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Legislature intends to rein in Compass Minerals’ operation on the north arm Utah House Majority Leader Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, said Compas...
Mining company responds to concerns about its plans at Great Salt Lake, but lawmakers aren’t happy
08-17-2023 by Leia Larsen
Following lithium “dust-up,” powerful legislator prepares to slap mineral extractors with unprecedented restrictions, including limits on ho...
Compass Minerals makes big claims about Great Salt Lake lithium but lacks state approvals
08-17-2023 by Leia Larsen
The already beleaguered lake likely can’t endure the amount of extraction the company wants, expert says, despite claims the process will be...
State scrutinizing company over lithium extraction from Great Salt Lake
08-17-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah is scrutinizing a mineral company, accusing it of unauthorized extractions of lithium from the Great Salt...
How can farmers help the Great Salt Lake? This one may have an answer
08-10-2023 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust helps people like this Weber County farmer help the lake President Joe Biden made an historic...
Sandy City launches water conservation app
08-10-2023 by Ben Winslow
SANDY, Utah — A new app is helping Sandy residents conserve by not only telling them how much water they're using, but detecting leaks that...
The Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act would let new money flow to help the lake
08-10-2023 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Curtis, Lee push adoption of key legislation The importance behind a key piece of legislation designed to help the Great Salt Lake and its...
Great Salt Lake’s hidden treasure to be largely left alone
08-10-2023 by Leia Larsen
Don’t expect shade, camping, trails or easy access. But the Great Salt Lake’s third-largest island is still a gem worth exploring and celebr...
Environmentalists seek to elevate the Great Salt Lake in local policy decisions
08-10-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — There is a new push to protect the Great Salt Lake by elevating the lake itself in local policy decisions. The environmen...
How to get a new Great Salt Lake license plate
08-10-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A new license plate raising money to help the Great Salt Lake will soon be available — but only if at least 500 people sign...
Reporter interview: American White Pelican colony abandons Great Salt Lake nesting site
07-21-2023 by Erin Lewis
Aimee Van Tatenhove is a science reporter at UPR, who has largely focused on Great Salt Lake issues. However she has even greater ties to th...
Great Salt Lake trust offers millions for wetland protection
07-21-2023 by Ben Winslow
FARMINGTON, Utah — A trust created by the Utah State Legislature to help save the Great Salt Lake is now funding efforts to protect critical...
Recommended books about water, drought or the West
07-20-2023 by Heather May
We asked readers of our newsletter what books they've read to understand water issues in the West. Here is a list that will be updated as mo...
'People's Great Salt Lake Summit' seeks to push elected leaders to do more
07-19-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The tour boats are back on the Great Salt Lake, a welcome sign of increased water levels thanks to a record-breaking snowfa...
The surprising pink color of Great Salt Lake's northern portion explained
07-19-2023 by Darienne DeBrule
BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah — Out near the Spiral Jetty, where you can only hear the wind and your thoughts, lies a part of the Great Salt Lake m...
Great Salt Lake Summit emphasizes one snow-heavy winter won’t be enough
07-19-2023 by Jordan Miller
Activists and experts from across the state gathered Saturday to discuss problems facing the Great Salt Lake after a historic winter. The...
Salt Lake County Council scrutinizes water districts over proposed property tax hikes
07-19-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Two of Utah's biggest water districts are proposing small property tax increases as they deal with growth and ensuring a sa...
Utah's migratory shorebird surveys started up again after a 30-year hiatus and so far, numbers remain comparable
07-06-2023 by Erin Lewis
Utah is home to a number of water bodies that serve as endpoints or stopover sites for migratory shorebirds on their long seasonal journeys...
Thousands of nesting birds have vanished at Great Salt Lake’s Gunnison Island
07-05-2023 by Leia Larsen
Flocks of pelicans and gulls that once darkened the sky have disappeared, and scientists say land bridges from persistent low water levels a...
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