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House Speaker Brad Wilson: ‘We are just getting started’ saving the Great Salt Lake
08-02-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Against the backdrop of lush marshes whistling along the shores of the Great Salt Lake at Farmington Bay, Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson wor...
Saving the Great Salt Lake could cost billions, House Speaker says
08-02-2022 by Ben Winslow
FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — The powerful Speaker of Utah's House of Representatives is planning more legislation to help save the rapidly shrink...
Moore, Romney tout federal plans calling for study to help Great Salt Lake
07-29-2022 by Tim Vandenack
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Not every initiative to help bolster water levels in the drying Great Salt Lake is coming out of Utah. A pair of federa...
U.S. Senate approves $10 million to study Great Salt Lake
07-28-2022 by Emily Anderson Stern
“We must to be willing to do whatever is necessary to make sure we preserve this iconic body of water,” members of Utah’s congressional dele...
Cloud seeding could bring more water to the Great Salt Lake, Utah Department of Natural Resources says
07-28-2022 by Lindsay Aerts
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Natural Resources wants to try what’s called cloud seeding to try and help save the Great Salt Lake...
Utah House Speaker bringing back second annual Great Salt Lake Summit
07-27-2022 by Lindsay Aerts
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Speaker of the House Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, says he’s bringing back the Great Salt Lake Summit this October. Th...
Utah releases third chapter of state water action plan
07-27-2022 by Aimee Van Tatenhove
Utah Governor Spencer Cox released the third chapter of Utah’s Coordinated Action Plan for Water on Wednesday, which aims to balance water c...
Is the agriculture industry doing enough to conserve water during Utah's drought?
07-27-2022 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Given Utah's ongoing drought and the two-decade-long "megadrought," Utah Gov. Spencer Cox believes that Utahns must view wa...
Lawn gone: ‘Localscaping’ may save water, but can it rescue the Great Salt Lake?
07-26-2022 by Leia Larsen
The idea is catching on in cities as Utahns shift their thinking about landscaping. The trick is ensuring enough water trickles downstream...
Gov. Cox dives deep into Utah’s water challenges, future and shrinking GSL
07-25-2022 by Keira Farrimond and Dan Spindle
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox sat down with KSL TV’s Dan Spindle to talk about Utah’s water wasting, the state’s usage and future, including the cur...
Why are competing newsrooms working together on GSL coverage?
07-25-2022 by Keira Farrimond
The Great Salt Lake is lower than it’s even been. And the more it shrinks, the more it affects our air, our snow, our economy and our wildli...
GSL Collaborative puts Gov. Spencer Cox on the record: Utah got 'lacksidasical' about water, but he's still optimistic
07-25-2022 by Leia Larsen
From landmark reforms to state water laws to big investments in infrastructure, he believes it’s not too late for the Great Salt Lake. Uta...
Metering Utah’s secondary water may help overuse in drought
07-24-2022 by Keira Farrimond and Dan Spindle
SALT LAKE CITY — During the driest months of the year, Utahns’ yards can be a primary culprit for water overuse. But there’s one thing some...
How duck hunters, wetlands and conservation help the Great Salt Lake
07-21-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Conservation of Great Salt Lake wetlands dates back to the late 1800s. Now it’s more important than ever Hunting is about more than just k...
Critics say the Great Salt Lake Recovery Act pushes more study when action is what’s needed
07-21-2022 by Sean Higgins
State leaders are optimistic federal legislation that could provide millions in funding to help the shrinking Great Salt Lake will have trac...
Utah's governor says more must be done to save the Great Salt Lake
07-20-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox said more action will be taken to help save the Great Salt Lake, which continues to drop to new lows...
Sen. Mitt Romney: Saving Great Salt Lake will likely be a multibillion-dollar effort, but worth it
07-20-2022 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, introduced a bill in the U.S Senate last year that aimed to study sa...
See an up-close view of Great Salt Lake’s shrinking shoreline — from Spiral Jetty to the state park marina
07-19-2022 by Leia Larsen
Kayakers capture water levels so low in early June that two bays were impossible to navigate as the lake continues to shrivel. People from...
Flip Your Strip gaining traction, leading to removal of water-guzzling turf
07-15-2022 by Tim Vandenack
WASHINGTON TERRACE — As the drought lingers, threatening the availability of water for generations to come and the future of the Great Salt...
Wasatch Front data centers are thirsty for water, and in a drought that’s a bad look
07-15-2022 by Pamela McCall
The usual drought talk about clouds asks when and where it will rain. Not this time. We’re still talking about the cloud, but now we’re focu...
With the Great Salt Lake in peril, are golf courses a luxury Utah can no longer afford?
07-15-2022 by Leia Larsen
Yes, they devour millions of gallons of water, recreation managers concede, but they also bring environmental, wildlife and quality-of-life...
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