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Get paid to get rid of turf and switch to water-saving tech
09-19-2022 by Ben Winslow
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Wilson and Kari Jimenez are thrilled with how their yard looks. "We still have a little bit of grass here, but we plan...
Annual 'Friends of Great Salt Lake' clean-up event sees record turnout
09-16-2022 by Mythili Gubbi
SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns are working to solve the issue of pollution in the Great Salt Lake, hoping to help the wildlife that calls the area...
SLC's drought tolerant turf is such a hit, other communities in Utah want some
09-15-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A special blend of grasses that uses less water and still looks good has proven to be such a hit, other communities want i...
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Great Salt Lake a sovereign entity 'worthy of legal rights,' group says
09-13-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — An environmental group is pushing for the Great Salt Lake to be treated like a sovereign entity worthy of its own legal ri...
Restoration of Idaho's Bear River Massacre site may benefit Great Salt Lake
09-12-2022 by Mike Anderson
BEAR RIVER, Idaho — Current efforts to restore the site of the Bear River Massacre could benefit the whole Wasatch Front in a big way. Tho...
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As the Great Salt Lake fades away, so do its islands
09-12-2022 by Tim Vandenack
Call it Antelope Island, but by no means is it an island. Same goes for Fremont Island, Stansbury Island, Gunnison Island and other smalle...
Biologist says Great Salt Lake’s ecosystem is near collapse
09-09-2022 by Dan Spindle
ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah — A biology professor said the Great Salt Lake’s ecosystem is dangerously close to collapsing, creating a risk for all...
New threat to Great Salt Lake? Mineral company wants to extend its canals.
09-07-2022 by Leia Larsen
Environmentalists worry that siphoning off more water is exactly what the shrinking lake doesn’t need. The Great Salt Lake is so low that...
Utah youth hold “die-in” to mourn the decline of Great Salt Lake
09-04-2022 by Saige Miller KUER
Over 100 people walked silently in a single file on the dry Great Salt Lake bed Saturday. They wanted to send a message to elected Utah le...
Utah youths hold ‘die-in’ for Great Salt Lake, challenge elected leaders to take bolder action
09-02-2022 by Leia Larsen
Despite persistent bugs, unseasonable heat and the formidable challenge presented by a lake that has been receding most of their lives, stud...
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Cox says more money will be needed for water conservation, save Great Salt Lake
09-01-2022 by Ben Winslow
LOGAN, Utah — Governor Spencer Cox said more money will be needed to expand water conservation measures and save the Great Salt Lake. At...
New Jordan River 'blueprint' may have benefits for the Great Salt Lake
09-01-2022 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — West Jordan Mayor Dirk Burton reflects back to his childhood as he stands a few dozen feet from the banks of the Jordan Riv...
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Group pitches Utah lawmakers on a pipeline to the Great Salt Lake
08-29-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A group met with some Utah lawmakers and representatives of the governor's office to pitch an idea of a pipeline from the...
Saving the Great Salt Lake is 'top priority,' Utah's new natural resources boss says
08-26-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Saving the Great Salt Lake will be his "top priority" in office, the new head of Utah's Department of Natural Resources sa...
Can mimicking beavers help save the Great Salt Lake?
08-26-2022 by Jacob Klopfenstein
About five years ago, Willy Stockman’s home on the bank of Emigration Creek became a wildlife hot spot. In the summers of 2017 and 2018,...
RadioACTive 08.24.22 Measuring GSL water
08-24-2022 by Lara Jones
Tonight's show featured the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community! Listen here...
This grass can save Salt Lake City residents water and money in Utah's drought
08-23-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The grass in the small park on the corner of Concord Street and California Avenue looks and feels just like any other lawn...
Here’s how the Great Saltair became a relic
08-22-2022 by Palak Jayswal
The site of the old Saltair resort — actually, three of them — can give a visitor the feeling that something is haunting them. The histori...
The Rise and fall of the Great Saltair: The search for Utah’s lost world class lakefront resort
08-22-2022 by Dan Spindle
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah — The Great Salt Lake has fascinated the world for centuries. From the nomadic peoples of our pre-history living alon...
Utah can’t save or stretch its precious water if it can’t super accurately measure it
08-22-2022 by Saige Miller KUER
As the Western megadrought stretches on, conservation, rate hikes or tearing out turf may not be enough. There’s still a thirsty population,...
'We've got to find answers and then take the action,' Romney says of Great Salt Lake
08-18-2022 by Ben Winslow
FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — As the airboats moved through the marshes, hundreds of birds took flight. Senator Mitt Romney marveled at them...
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