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A hotter-than-average summer could send the Great Salt Lake backward
06-04-2025 by Adam Small
SALT LAKE CITY — Water watchers say Great Salt Lake has peaked for the year and will lose water between now and fall. And with a hot, dry su
Mapping an invasive grass will help state land managers restore wetlands
06-03-2025 by Caroline Long
“We've all seen phragmites, that giant tall grass. It's widespread across the entire US,” said Pete Goodwin, a wetland ecologist with the Ut
Alfalfa farm's big experiment could help Utah's water situation and the Great Salt Lake
06-03-2025 by Ben Winslow
HOWELL, Utah — Rob Gibb acknowledges that what he's about to do on his farm is significant. "It's a big change," the alfalfa farmer said i
Great Salt Lake is again on the decline, and summer likely won’t help it
06-03-2025 by Saige Miller
Great Salt Lake will likely have a tough summer. The saline lake relies on mountain snow melt to fill it with water, and this winter wasn’
Great Salt Lake is again on the decline, and summer likely won’t help it
06-03-2025 by Saige Miller
Great Salt Lake will likely have a tough summer. The saline lake relies on mountain snow melt to fill it with water, and this winter wasn’
Ways to get involved this week, May 29
05-29-2025 by Mariah Maynes
Editor's note: This is an adaptation of our free, weekly newsletter. You can subscribe for more content like this here. Visit 'This was wa
Work finally begins on Salt Lake City's inland port project
05-29-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The backhoe started digging in the empty field, unearthing trash from decades ago. This site near I-80 and 7200 West is t
Local artists spotlight Great Salt Lake’s decline with ‘This was water’ exhibit
05-27-2025 by Ryan Aston
OGDEN — From now until April 2026, the Dumke Arts Plaza — located at 445 25th St. in downtown Ogden — will be home to an immersive art insta
Central Utah Project may not see deep cuts in Trump budget
05-22-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The Central Utah Project, which supplies water to millions of Utahns, may not see as deep of budget cuts as expected. A s
Great Salt Lake dust isn’t being measured accurately. Here’s what the state is doing about it.
05-21-2025 by Megan Banta and Anastasia Hufham
The state is still trying to bridge the gap in its monitoring network, a state environmental scientist said. In late January, a weather sa
House Speaker floats new idea to help deal with Great Salt Lake dust
05-21-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's powerful Speaker of the House is floating a new idea to help deal with dust blowing into communities from a shrinkin
Pictures of the future: How a photographer is joining the movement to save the Great Salt Lake
05-20-2025 by Peter Rosen
SALT LAKE CITY — It is a possibility that's easy to ignore: the Great Salt Lake could dry up. But photographer Nick Pedersen is trying to pu
How a collapsing Great Salt Lake could take Utah’s economy — and maybe your employer — down with it
05-14-2025 by Tony Semerad
On top of environmental dangers, a new University of Utah study warns, a dried lake bed and toxic dust storms could bring huge business loss
Hundreds of people paid for one, so where's the Great Salt Lake license plate?
05-13-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Roy Green shelled out $92 for a pair of Great Salt Lake specialty license plates. "We thought it would be a good idea to
A conversation with the artist behind two Great Salt Lake billboards in Poplar Grove
05-12-2025 by Mariah Maynes
Utah Artist Nick Pedersen’s recent work, “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” currently stands on two billboards on the corner of 870 South and 900 W
Ways to get involved this week, May 12
05-12-2025 by Mariah Maynes
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'Sanctuary for our community': Sandy opens revitalized wetland park
05-09-2025 by Gabriela Fletcher
SANDY — A 6.4-acre wetland park was dedicated on Thursday, following seven years of planning and development. The park aims to create a heal
Funding for water and wildlife conservation in Utah now on Trump’s list of budget cuts
05-09-2025 by Kyle Dunphey
A recent budget request from the White House asks Congress to slash $609 million for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Pro
Trump proposes deep budget cut to Utah water project, potentially impacting millions
05-09-2025 by Ben Winslow
OREM, Utah — The Trump administration is proposing a jaw-dropping $609 million cut to the massive Central Utah Project, which supplies water
Weber State professor teams up with DWR to host Snowy Plover survey
05-08-2025 by Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY — A Weber State University Professor has teamed up with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to organize a Snowy Plover su
Provo tries again on tiered water rates
05-08-2025 by Ben Winslow
PROVO, Utah — Mayor Michelle Kaufusi has submitted a change to her proposal to introduce a tiered water rate system. At Tuesday's meeting
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