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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
Cox orders division to raise Great Salt Lake causeway berm another 5 feet
02-03-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a new executive order Friday, calling on the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands t
Experts say pumping ocean water to the Great Salt Lake would cost a lot but help very little
02-03-2023 by Leia Larsen
It would also increase pollution and require a lot of electricity. As recently as last year, Utah lawmakers were floating the idea of pipi
The Great Salt Lake is shrinking, but habitat work means more birds
02-03-2023 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
A growing bird count over 3 years defines success, defies GSL drought The 22-year drought in Utah has been the harbinger of bad news, with
After Great Salt Lake bill stalls, some question legislature's commitment
02-03-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Legislative leaders have been talking about water conservation and saving the Great Salt Lake, going so far as to declare i
Bill creating water conservation nonprofit passes House committee
02-02-2023 by Alexis Perno
Utah Water Ways is modeled after successful Utah Clean Air program A House Committee gave its approval Thursday to create a “one stop shop
Utah Republicans block resolution to create target level for the Great Salt Lake
02-01-2023 by Emma Keddington
A resolution to create a target level for the Great Salt Lake was voted against by a Senate committee despite widespread public support.
Small caucus of Utah lawmakers will push Great Salt Lake bills
02-01-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — With dozens of bills coming in the Utah State Legislature dealing with water, a small group of lawmakers have formed a spec
$40M Great Salt Lake trust beginning work with newly formed council
02-01-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Farmers, private landowners, mineral extraction specialists, hunters, anglers and water managers are among a group of peopl
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