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Here's how much water has been donated to the Great Salt Lake so far
11-22-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — New numbers show that nearly 70,000 acre feet of water has been donated to the Great Salt Lake. The donations come from m...
What’s next for the Great Salt Lake?
11-22-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Commissioner outlines next steps to help the ailing saline lake So far, 70,000 acre-feet of water has been dedicated to the Great Salt La...
Video: Great Salt Lake drops back down to 2021 levels
11-22-2024 by Ben Winslow
Lawmakers consider whether to tweak property taxes that cover water use SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has dropped to 2021 levels, t...
Great Salt Lake falls to a familiar level, but will a 'precipitous' history repeat itself?
11-22-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake is beginning to rebound again as it typically does at this point of the year, but levels dropped this y...
How unconventional crops could save water — and reshape Utah farming
11-22-2024 by David Condos
Just outside Canyonlands National Park in San Juan County, rancher Matt Redd walked to a spot where two of his pastures meet. One side is...
Video: Utah farmers experimenting with alternative crops to save water
11-21-2024 by Mark Wetzel and Shelby Lofton
Just outside Canyonlands National Park in San Juan County, rancher Matt Redd walked to a spot where two of his pastures meet. One side is gr...
Updated Video: The fight to save the Colorado River
11-14-2024 by Emma Pitts
Sediment is filling Lake Powell at an alarming rate. What can be done to keep this water source viable? Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud?
Updated Video: The fight to save the Colorado River
11-14-2024 by Emma Pitts
Sediment is filling Lake Powell at an alarming rate. What can be done to keep this water source viable? Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud?
Great Salt Lake license plates could hit bumpers in the next couple of months
11-07-2024 by Adam Small
SALT LAKE CITY — The long wait for new, specialty Great Salt Lake license plates is almost over. The state needed 500 applicants to start...
Photo essay: The fight to save the Colorado River
11-05-2024 by Kristin Murphy
'Mudbergs' in Lake Powell and new white water rapids. What is it like to travel down Cataract Canyon on the Colorado River? The Colorado R...
The fight to save the Colorado River
11-05-2024 by Emma Pitts
Returning Rapid’s Mike Dehoff likens the river to a friend who is sick in the hospital ― and its symptoms are worsening As I hopped onto...
The Colorado River is in a custody battle with 7 states
11-04-2024 by Emma Pitts
Lake Powell and Lake Mead’s declining water levels force basin states to confront old rules in a new reality The Colorado River is managed...
Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud? Inside the growing sediment crisis
11-04-2024 by Emma Pitts
In 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was built. It created Lake Powell Reservoir, which straddles Utah and Arizona, to ensure a water supply for the...
Video: How do southern Utah tribes view the Colorado River?
11-04-2024 by Stephanie DeGraw
The Colorado River and its tributaries, including the Virgin River in southwest Utah, are considered among Native Americans' most sacred pie...
‘This river has a spirit’: Native Americans share ancestral ties to Colorado River and its tributaries
11-04-2024 by Stephanie DeGraw
Autumn Gillard's dark eyes are serious as she gazes upon the hordes of visitors on the Virgin River bank in Zion National Park. The striking...
Utah teens lead 2034 Olympics-inspired protest supporting Great Salt Lake
10-31-2024 by Mariah Maynes/KSL NR
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of Utah teens held an Olympics-inspired protest Saturday, drawing attention to the negative impacts a drying Great...
With water rights in hand, Navajo still hope to restore farms on Utah’s San Juan
10-31-2024 by David Condos
Navajo family farms once lined the San Juan River in southeast Utah, but many have fallen idle. A water rights settlement with Utah has give...
Navajo food traditions tap into the past, and future, of farming the arid Southwest
10-31-2024 by David Condos
When you imagine a ripe, juicy peach, you might not picture it growing in a red rock canyon. Centuries ago, however, tribes in the Four Corn...
Historic water rights settlement could help Indigenous farmers thrive
10-31-2024 by Mark Wetzel and Shelby Lofton
The San Juan River creates a winding green ribbon through southeast Utah’s red rock country. The Colorado River tributary is a vital water s...
Utah artist kicks of Wake the Great Salt Lake with 'By a Thread' exhibit
10-31-2024 by Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY – Ogden artist Kellie Bornhoft’s has a goal with her latest work, ‘By a Thread.’ She wants to break the notion that the Great...
Why do you love the lake? And what are you willing to give up to protect it?
10-30-2024 by Heather May
The Great Salt Lake Collaborative is partnering with Plan-B Theatre on a play about the Great Salt Lake, through Salt Lake City Arts Council...
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