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How one dairy farmer is saving water for the Great Salt Lake
11-08-2023 by Adam Small
TRENTON, Utah — T Dairy sits off of a back road in the Western Cache Valley, about 52 miles by car from Bear River Bay in the Great Salt Lak
Utah is going big on helping farmers grow crops with less water. Here’s where the water and the money is flowing
11-08-2023 by Carter Williams, KSL.com | Tim Vandenack, Standard-Examiner | Ben Winslow, FOX 13 News
TREMONTON, Utah — Jaemye and Bryan Brandon are getting ready for the holidays. String lights are transforming their picturesque farm into so
Great Salt Lake trust issues $8.5M to 8 projects seeking to protect lake's wetlands
11-06-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust announced Tuesday that it is sending a little more than $8.5 million in gra
Last winter was good to Great Salt Lake, but Utah Rivers Council says more can be done
11-01-2023 by Saige Miller KUER
As Great Salt Lake experiences what is traditionally its lowest point of the year, things aren’t looking too bad. “It's been a good Octobe
Salt Lake City wins $1M art grant as it seeks to highlight Great Salt Lake's struggle
11-01-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Art has the strength to ignite change and provide "optimism," Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall contends. Its power is
After a record water year, did Utahns’ conservation habits stick?
11-01-2023 by Leia Larsen
Runoff filled reservoirs and knocked Utah out of drought status and water use only ticked up slightly. When the Great Salt Lake sunk to re
From Great Salt Lake to air quality, a new report details how Utah's environment is changing
10-19-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A major new report details some big progress but also significant challenges Utah faces with its environment. The report
Salt Lake City wins $1 million for a public art project about the Great Salt Lake
10-19-2023 by Palak Jayswal
The proposal the city submitted to Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Art Challenge is for a project called “Wake: The Great Salt Lake.” Sa
Utah proposes new rules on lithium extraction to protect the Great Salt Lake
10-18-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — State regulators have proposed new rules on lithium extraction with an eye toward protecting the shrinking Great Salt Lake.
What the Utah legislature has planned to help the Great Salt Lake
10-17-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — More legislation is coming to help save the Great Salt Lake before it triggers a significant ecological crisis for Utah.
Utah lawmakers scrutinize $40 million to get water into Great Salt Lake
10-11-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers are scrutinizing a multi-million dollar trust created with the goal of getting water into the Great Salt Lake.
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
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