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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
Great Salt Lake wildlife mural bridges continents through migratory birds
07-05-2023 by Aimee Van Tatenhove
A new mural at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center in Farmington Bay is connecting people across the Americas through migratory birds. Th
The new Great Salt Lake Commissioner is ready to help save the lake
07-05-2023 by Ben Winslow
WILLARD BAY, Utah — Brian Steed knows the stakes are high. "It’s exciting and a little scary," he said in an interview Friday with FOX 13
A special turf that uses less water in Utah's drought is growing in popularity
07-05-2023 by Ben Winslow
Salt Lake City Public Utilities partnered with Utah State University's Center for Water-Efficient Landscaping and the Turfgrass Water Conser
How much did Utah's record snowpack help the Great Salt Lake?
07-05-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake's water levels fell to an all-time record low for the second-consecutive time a year ago this week. O
New Salt Lake program uses weather data, satellite imagery to help residents water more efficiently
06-29-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Water supply in Utah's capital city is in a good place after a robust snowpack runoff that's all but over. As the irrigatio
Salt Lake City residents can now easily track their water use
06-29-2023 by Erin Lewis
Salt Lake City's utility service is rolling out a water management analysis and planning software — otherwise known as waterMAPS — to reside
US Magnesium plans to challenge study naming them as major polluter
06-29-2023 by Adam Small
SALT LAKE CITY — Five months after a study done by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration named them as a major contributor to
Farmington wildlife mural will represent ecosystem connection between Argentina, US
06-29-2023 by Gabrielle Shiozawa
FARMINGTON — A new mural being painted at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center in Farmington will represent the connection between three eco
How Alta's 'dirtiest' snow year ended its 2022 snowmelt process 2 weeks early
06-15-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — McKenzie Skiles and other Utah researchers had already shed light on the relationship between dust and mountain snowmelt be
Lee, Curtis propose more money to help the ailing Great Salt Lake
06-15-2023 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Legislation expands spending authority of Central Utah Completion Act A proposed boost in federal money to help the Great Salt Lake waters
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