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More exposed Great Salt Lake bed means increased dust storms, officials warn
05-30-2022 by Ben Winslow
More dust storms could blow into the Wasatch Front as a result of increasingly exposed lake bed, state leaders are warning. FARMINGTON BAY...
‘Water is not going to magically appear,’ says Interior’s Tanya Trujillo
05-20-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
How money can help the West navigate the water supply issue of drought Communities across the West and elsewhere in the country are tappin...
RADIOACTIVE 05.18.22 Hot Spots of Great Salt Lake
05-18-2022 by Lara Jones
Tonight's show featured the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community! Kim Angeli...
Utah lawmakers consider a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake
05-17-2022 by Ben Winslow
A legislative commission is floating the idea of a pipeline to bring water from the Pacific Ocean into the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY...
History lessons: Are Utahns ‘waking up’ to the Great Salt Lake’s peril?
05-14-2022 by Mark Shenefelt
The Great Salt Lake, already vulnerable to climate fluctuations over the ages, has been “set up to fail” by human impacts, but some of those...
N. Utah seeing its worst dust in a decade. Why the drying Great Salt Lake isn’t to blame — yet.
05-13-2022 by Leia Larsen
Recent rains have tamped down the exposed lakebed, but drier, warmer weather is going to change that. Recent storms kicked up dust across...
Big dam, small dam, no dam — What’s the right water answer for this growing Utah community?
05-12-2022 by Leia Larsen
In Cache Valley, district manager sees smaller-scale projects as a solution to supply concerns and securing more water for the Great Salt La...
Great Salt Lake continues to shrink but one expert is optimistic
05-12-2022 by Scott McKane
SALT LAKE CITY — Right now the Great Salt Lake continues to shrink at an alarming rate despite our wet spring. Experts say more water needs...
Southern Utah communities to tear out more than 100,000 square feet of water-hogging turf
05-10-2022 by Ben Winslow
WASHINGTON CITY, Utah — Outside the Washington City Cemetery and a nearby athletic field, city crews are removing turf. "We've identified...
Stifling drought to take its toll on Great Salt Lake, lawns, wildlife and why recent rains won’t change that
05-06-2022 by Leia Larsen
State and local leaders are floating all kinds of water restrictions. Parts of Utah saw wet weather in recent days, but it wasn’t enough t...
'It matters ... when your water goes away': Reexamining the end of Utah's 'lost oasis'
05-05-2022 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Daron Duke is captivated by an image he's projected on a screen he's shared with curious archaeologists and prehistoric afi...
West Valley City legalizes artificial turf in Utah's drought emergency
05-05-2022 by Ben Winslow
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Outside City Hall, some patches of grass look a little different than others. Look closely, and you'll see it's n...
Will horrific drought make lawns in the West a memory?
05-04-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Southern Nevada prohibits ‘ornamental’ turf in some areas By 2027, more than 5,000 acres of what are deemed useless or simply ornamental t...
Why water experts want Utahns to be 'the lone weirdo' when it comes to xeriscaping
05-03-2022 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Cynthia Bee said it sometimes pays off to be "the lone weirdo" in a neighborhood who ditches the turf-based park strip, the...
The State And Fate Of The Great Salt Lake, Part I
05-02-2022 by Doug Fabrizio
There’s no sugarcoating it: The Great Salt Lake is dying. In fact, the obituary has already been written, and according to the people studyi...
Utah farmer plants differently to save soil moisture during historic drought
05-01-2022 by Erin Cox
How Interior's $1M grant helps avoid 'catastrophic' Great Salt Lake wetlands issues
04-29-2022 by Carter Williams
OGDEN — The dike system at Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area is vital for controlling the water that keeps it an important management area...
Utah political leaders pressured to move quickly to save Great Salt Lake
04-28-2022 by Ben Winslow
A century of human activity is coming back as toxic dust as the Great Salt Lake shrinks
04-27-2022 by Pamela McCall
The scenario reads more like apocalyptic science fiction than reality. The Great Salt Lake recedes and an ecological disaster, fanned by the...
Why it matters that the Great Salt Lake will likely drop to a new historic low this year
04-26-2022 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Laura Vernon was preparing for a news interview last summer when her mother asked what the interview was about. Vernon, t...
Great Salt Lake projected to hit new historic low this year
04-25-2022 by Ben Winslow
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