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When Will We Know if it's the Toxic Dust?
06-09-2022 by Ali Vallarta
Which dust is in the air this spring? Is it the toxic dust from the Great Salt Lake yet? How will we know? Ali asks Logan Mitchell, a climat
RadioACTive 06.09.22 Audio Postcards about GSL
06-09-2022 by Lara Jones
The debut of Lake Effect, a podcast from Utah Public Radio that asks the question, "What does the Great Salt Lake mean to You?" Tonight, Mol
New $50 million pipeline project looks to improve water quality at the Great Salt Lake
06-08-2022 by April Baker
SALT LAKE CITY — A $50 million pipeline project is in the works at the Great Salt Lake and its goal is to improve water quality and preserve
Can this technology be an answer to farmland water use in the West?
06-06-2022 by Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News & Dan Spindle, KSL TV
From seed to livestock feed in 5 days with minimal water Rod Magnuson has a nice spread in rural Utah, raising cattle and alfalfa in an op
A solution to Great Salt Lake’s algal blooms? Pipe wastewater to where the brine shrimp graze.
06-04-2022 by Leia Larsen
A Utah sewer district is saving ratepayers money, cleaning Farmington Bay and providing improved flows to the shrinking lake. As summer ap
‘It’s just idyllic’: Great Salt Lake Rowing Club plows ahead, despite low water levels
06-04-2022 by Ray Boone
GREAT SALT LAKE, Utah — It may not be the first spot that comes to mind when you think of popular recreation spots in Utah, but one enthusia
Art project shows students how drought threatens the Great Salt Lake area
06-01-2022 by Dan Spindle
HOLLADAY, Utah – The Great Salt Lake is a critical resource for families here in Utah but sometimes it’s difficult to express its importance
More exposed Great Salt Lake bed means increased dust storms, officials warn
05-30-2022 by Ben Winslow
More dust storms could blow into the Wasatch Front as a result of increasingly exposed lake bed, state leaders are warning. FARMINGTON BAY
‘Water is not going to magically appear,’ says Interior’s Tanya Trujillo
05-20-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
How money can help the West navigate the water supply issue of drought Communities across the West and elsewhere in the country are tappin
RADIOACTIVE 05.18.22 Hot Spots of Great Salt Lake
05-18-2022 by Lara Jones
Tonight's show featured the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community! Kim Angeli
Utah lawmakers consider a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake
05-17-2022 by Ben Winslow
A legislative commission is floating the idea of a pipeline to bring water from the Pacific Ocean into the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY
History lessons: Are Utahns ‘waking up’ to the Great Salt Lake’s peril?
05-14-2022 by Mark Shenefelt
The Great Salt Lake, already vulnerable to climate fluctuations over the ages, has been “set up to fail” by human impacts, but some of those
N. Utah seeing its worst dust in a decade. Why the drying Great Salt Lake isn’t to blame — yet.
05-13-2022 by Leia Larsen
Recent rains have tamped down the exposed lakebed, but drier, warmer weather is going to change that. Recent storms kicked up dust across
Big dam, small dam, no dam — What’s the right water answer for this growing Utah community?
05-12-2022 by Leia Larsen
In Cache Valley, district manager sees smaller-scale projects as a solution to supply concerns and securing more water for the Great Salt La
Great Salt Lake continues to shrink but one expert is optimistic
05-12-2022 by Scott McKane
SALT LAKE CITY — Right now the Great Salt Lake continues to shrink at an alarming rate despite our wet spring. Experts say more water needs
Southern Utah communities to tear out more than 100,000 square feet of water-hogging turf
05-10-2022 by Ben Winslow
WASHINGTON CITY, Utah — Outside the Washington City Cemetery and a nearby athletic field, city crews are removing turf. "We've identified
Stifling drought to take its toll on Great Salt Lake, lawns, wildlife and why recent rains won’t change that
05-06-2022 by Leia Larsen
State and local leaders are floating all kinds of water restrictions. Parts of Utah saw wet weather in recent days, but it wasn’t enough t
'It matters ... when your water goes away': Reexamining the end of Utah's 'lost oasis'
05-05-2022 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Daron Duke is captivated by an image he's projected on a screen he's shared with curious archaeologists and prehistoric afi
West Valley City legalizes artificial turf in Utah's drought emergency
05-05-2022 by Ben Winslow
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Outside City Hall, some patches of grass look a little different than others. Look closely, and you'll see it's n
Will horrific drought make lawns in the West a memory?
05-04-2022 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Southern Nevada prohibits ‘ornamental’ turf in some areas By 2027, more than 5,000 acres of what are deemed useless or simply ornamental t
Why water experts want Utahns to be 'the lone weirdo' when it comes to xeriscaping
05-03-2022 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Cynthia Bee said it sometimes pays off to be "the lone weirdo" in a neighborhood who ditches the turf-based park strip, the
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