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St. George got hammered in the national media as a water waster. Can the green spot in the desert become a saver?
06-25-2024 by Mark Eddington
Washington County is getting serious about saving water, even as the Lake Powell pipeline seems like a pipe dream. St. George • Zach Renst...
Can the military and conservation coexist? Great Salt Lake says yes
06-25-2024 by Sean Higgins
Conservation and military use don’t always go hand in hand. But in the case of Great Salt Lake, it’s a different story. From Logan to Utah...
What progress is being made in the Colorado River Basin to help?
06-22-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Briefing details successful on the ground projects in Utah, Colorado How much money will it take to save the Colorado River? And is mone...
‘Mud glaciers’ and sand waves: Unearth trapped sediment’s influence on the ever-changing Lake Powell
06-21-2024 by Alysha Lundgren
ST. GEORGE — Sand waves flow behind Jack Stauss, repeatedly rolling and breaking near a debris-heavy section of the river as he discusses se...
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Taxpayers are not getting their money's worth in Great Salt Lake mineral extraction, audit finds
06-18-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A tough new audit prepared for Utah legislative leaders finds taxpayers may not be getting all the money they're entitled t...
Utah legislative audit probes mineral royalty rates in extraction
06-18-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Audit finds inconsistent royalty rates, incorrect payments and missing documentation A legislative audit heard in a committee Tuesday foun...
Wildlife are losing habitat at Great Salt Lake. A nonprofit is working to build some back
06-17-2024 by Megan Banta
The Nature Conservancy has built more than 100 acres of new wetlands in the last few years and has plans for other projects, including a 200...
Great Salt Lake had a Sailfest regatta again, but there’s still ‘a lot of work to do’
06-16-2024 by Megan Banta
Sailfest returned on Saturday for the first time in five years. The event was canceled in previous years because of low lake levels and the...
Encounter a bison? Wildlife officials say to keep your distance
06-11-2024 by Alexandrea Bonilla
SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns flocking to Antelope Island this summer will be sharing the park with over 700 bison. Faith Heaton-Jolley with th...
Utah seeks to 'maintain' Great Salt Lake levels after it peaks below some projections
06-06-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — It appears that the Great Salt Lake's levels have peaked for the year and, if that's the case, the lake's southern arm stil...
Utah explores changes to GSL Causeway berm
06-05-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — To help manage salinity levels on the Great Salt Lake, the state of Utah is exploring changes to the causeway berm. Utah'...
Utah cities hit a snag as they write plans to reuse wastewater flowing to the Great Salt Lake
06-05-2024 by Megan Banta
A flurry of water reuse claims could threaten to take more water from the Great Salt Lake, but the dozens of applications sit unapproved bec...
After years of killing invasive species, native plants finally return to Utah Lake
06-04-2024 by Ben Winslow
VINEYARD, Utah — It was a "planting party" on the shores of Utah Lake. Volunteers spread out along the shoreline, digging holes and droppi...
Great Salt Lake likely peaks for the year and will start dropping again
05-31-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has likely peaked, reaching its highest water levels of the year and will start dropping again. "The...
Washington County receives $20.5M for regional water reuse project
05-30-2024 by Mori Kessler
ST. GEORGE — Earlier this year the Washington County Water Conservancy District received a $7 million grant from the Bureau of Reclamation f...
Great Salt Lake’s drying lakebed isn’t ‘toxic’ or the biggest source of dust, experts say
05-30-2024 by Megan Banta
Dust pollution has been relatively similar in years when lake levels were vastly different, according to data from two different federal age...
The surprising history and sexualization of Great Salt Lake's brine shrimp
05-28-2024 by Emily Calhoun
Jaimi Butler started her career as the only woman on a brine shrimp harvesting rig on Great Salt Lake. Butler has since made a name for hers...
Is it safe to swim? Toxic algal blooms persist in Virgin River
05-28-2024 by Mori Kessler
ST. GEORGE — With the temperatures on the rise, those familiar with the cyanobacteria previously found in the Virgin River and other water b...
Hammer or money? How water providers are pushing change
05-28-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
New construction is key to saving water, including the Colorado River Zach Renstrom has been called a lot of things, and some of them are...
To replace dying coal mines, Carbon and Emery counties consider an inland port
05-22-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Carbon County isn't mining coal anymore. FOX 13 News reported last year the county, named for its coal riches, has mined...
This invasive tree is bad for everybody in Southern Utah. Well, almost everyone.
05-22-2024 by Alysha Lundgren
ST. GEORGE — Tamarisk are highly flammable trees that can increase flood risk and soil salinity along the Virgin River and throughout the Co...
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