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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.
What Sen. Mitt Romney, House Speaker Brad Wilson saw on the Great Salt Lake
08-18-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
To save the Great Salt Lake, its complex ecosystem and its value to the state of Utah and the West, one has to know the Great Salt Lake. T
Why counting shorebirds may fill a missing piece in the Great Salt Lake conservation puzzle
08-18-2022 by Jacob Klopfenstein
TIMPIE SPRINGS, Tooele County — Off of I-80 in Tooele County and past a mountain of salt from a nearby Cargill plant is Timpie Springs Water
Weber Basin study: Secondary water meters drive down consumption
08-15-2022 by Mark Shenefelt
The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District is trying to gauge whether secondary water meters installed at homes are having a significant imp
Flyover of Great Salt Lake underscores the environmental challenges it faces
08-10-2022 by Aimee Van Tatenhove
An environmental nonprofit is offering Utahns a new perspective on the challenges facing Great Salt Lake, by giving them a bird's eye view o
Microbialites also tell the story of the Great Salt Lake’s worrisome decline
08-09-2022 by Tim Vandenack
OGDEN — It’s not just the declining water level. Some of the rocky structures in the Great Salt Lake — microbialites — are also telling t
New online one-stop-shop for all things Great Salt Lake
08-09-2022 by Sheri Quinn
The Great Salt Lake Hydro Mapper is a user-friendly webpage with information about what’s happening with Great Salt Lake in real-time, like
SLCo Council urges action to save the Great Salt Lake
08-09-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for action to save the Great Salt Lake.
'Dust Lake City' disaster looming as Utah professor fights to save the Great Salt Lake
08-09-2022 by Dan Spindle
FARMINGTON BAY — If you only view the Great Salt Lake from above, you'll miss the greatest threat to the air we breathe here in northern Uta
Utah agriculture wants more support and research to reach future water-saving goals
08-08-2022 by Saige Miller KUER
The Utah Legislature, the federal government and community members are all weighing in on how best to address the ongoing drought, but all e
Compass Minerals in talks with Ford, LG Energy to supply lithium products
08-07-2022 by Tim Vandenack
Compass Minerals is in talks with Ford Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution to supply the manufacturing giants with a key ingredient needed in t
Flights over Great Salt Lake highlight need for action
08-05-2022 by Mythili Gubbi
SALT LAKE CITY — It's no secret that the Great Salt Lake is shrinking at an alarming rate, hitting yet another historic low in July, but a n
Last boats pulled from the Great Salt Lake marina
08-03-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The last boats have been pulled from the Great Salt Lake Marina. FOX 13 News documented cranes lifting the remaining boa
New irrigation research and tech helps Utah farmers produce food and save water
08-03-2022 by Sheri Quinn
Matt Yost is a Utah State University professor in Plants, Soils & Climate and USU Extension specialist. He knows farming first-hand. He grew
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
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