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Utah legislature eyes changing approach to saving Great Salt Lake
02-15-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that will be introduced in the Utah State Legislature will task one person with overseeing efforts to save the Great...
Air quality bill will be changed to target U.S. Magnesium
02-15-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — An ambitious bill on air quality will be changed to target a company that environmental groups say is one of Utah's top pol...
Bill designating brine shrimp as Utah’s crustacean passes first test
02-15-2023 by Emma Keddington
Spurred on by students from Emerson Elementary in Salt Lake City, a House committee passed a bill to honor brine shrimp. HB137, sponsored...
Per Capita water consumption bill passed in House
02-13-2023 by Emma Keddington
A bill redefining how water use and consumption is reported in Utah passed the House Monday, despite opposition from Great Salt Lake environ...
Scientists say thinning forests won’t help the Great Salt Lake. Here’s how they know.
02-13-2023 by Leia Larsen
A recent report concludes thinning Utah’s forests “is not guaranteed” to increase the water flowing to the Great Salt Lake, and has the pote...
Weber Basin official: Snowfall should fill reservoirs, boost Great Salt Lake
02-12-2023 by Tim Vandenack
The head of one of the key water suppliers in and around Weber and Davis counties is offering a very upbeat water projection going forward t...
Why strategic forest thinning won't help save the Great Salt Lake
02-12-2023 by Jenna Bree
Over the past couple of years, the U.S. Forest Service has been doing strategic forest thinning in Parleys Canyon and Lambs Canyon. SALT L...
Students perform dance to raise awareness to shrinking Great Salt Lake
02-12-2023 by Mythili Gubbi
SALT LAKE CITY — The shrinking Great Salt Lake is facing a crisis. Local students are trying to help find a solution, through movement. Ac...
Bill bans HOAs from requiring lush, green lawns
02-12-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Tucked into a bill on condominiums and homeowners associations is a provision cracking down on lush, green lawns. Senate...
Bill requiring golf courses to publish water use held in committee for second time
02-10-2023 by Alexis Perno
Despite changing his golf course bill to include a study and grants to reduce water use, Rep. Douglas Welton’s updated HB188 failed to make...
There are benefits to thinning trees — but it can't solve the Great Salt Lake's water woes
02-09-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — A new report compiled by dozens of Utah researchers suggests that thinning overgrown forests within the Great Salt Lake bas...
Tribes still not consulted as state tries to save Great Salt Lake
02-09-2023 by Leia Larsen
State leaders say they want native perspectives included in conversations about the lake, but action to date shows otherwise. Utah leaders...
New analysis says Great Salt Lake can be saved, but not without great effort, and expense
02-09-2023 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Even in ‘wet’ years, conservation, policy changes are paramount to restore the lake Life as usual cannot go on in northern Utah if the sta...
How the LDS Church could prevent its headquarters from becoming a toxic wasteland
02-09-2023 by Peggy Fletcher Stack and Leia Larsen
Utah’s predominant faith has a huge stake — and could have a huge say — in the Great Salt Lake’s survival. It sounds like a plot from an a...
Report outlines new policies, analyzes possible solutions to help the Great Salt Lake
02-08-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — A team of Utah agencies and research institutions outlined six "major" recommendations for the state to consider when it co...
Great Salt Lake 'strike team' tells lawmakers to push conservation, commit water
02-08-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A "strike team" convened to help give Utah's political leaders advice on how best to help the Great Salt Lake is urging inc...
Utah organizations, individuals seek to increase access to water conservation education
02-07-2023 by Emma Keddington
The Slow the Flow advertising campaign has helped Utahns save 9 billion gallons of water through billboards and social media posts. Now, the...
Utah Senate passes bill offering more money to get rid of lawns
02-06-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate voted unanimously on Monday to support a bill that increases the amount of money to get you to ditch...
Danger Cave still evokes life as it was at a Great Salt Lake of 8,000 years ago
02-06-2023 by Elaine Clark
Many Salt Lakers driving the 120 miles to Wendover are after the kind of rest and relaxation they can’t find in the beehive state: gambling,...
Gov. Cox orders Great Salt Lake causeway be raised again in effort to stave off ecological collapse
02-04-2023 by Leia Larsen
Sacrificing the north arm could slow further environmental implosion, but it comes with its own consequences. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox issued...
Cox issues emergency order to raise Great Salt Lake causeway berm
02-04-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox issued an executive order on Friday raising the Great Salt Lake causeway berm to keep snowpack in the...
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