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Preston Cox, co-founder of Perennial Favorites in Layton, provides a tour of the business's nursery on Aug. 20. The company now specializes in growing more water-wise plants for consumers across the region. Preston Cox, co-founder of Perennial Favorites in Layton, provides a tour of the business's nursery on Aug. 20. The company now specializes in growing more water-wise plants for consumers across the region. (Carter Williams, KSL.com)

Has conservation 'fatigue' arrived? Not for these Great Salt Lake basin water users

09-26-2024 by Carter Williams

LAYTON — A lot has changed since Preston Cox and his wife, Melissa, founded Perennial Favorites in the early '90s, growing about 4,000 plant...

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Great Salt Lake Collaborative

Live. Laugh. Lake: Buy a tote to support local water coverage

09-23-2024 by Heather May

"Do we really need a sign to live, laugh and love?" asks Dr. Rick Methods in those funny Progressive commercials. The answer is yes. It's...

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Fox 13

Updated story: Lawsuit filed over Utah's inland port projects

09-19-2024 by Ben Winslow

SALT LAKE CITY — A lawsuit has been filed over the Utah inland port project, accusing lawmakers of violating the constitution's separation o...

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Utah Public Radio (UPR)

Legendary fly fisherman Emmett Heath at Little Hole along the Green River in Utah. (Sheri Quinn/UPR)

Legendary angler gives plenty of reasons to protect the 'best' river in the world

09-19-2024 by Sheri Quinn

Fly fishing is Emmett Heath's heaven and the Green River is his god. Heath got hooked on angling as a young teen while fishing with his fa...

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Utah Public Radio (UPR)

Hoover Dam at Lake Mead. (David Tarboton / DPUWRL - Utah Water Research Lab)

Audio: Researchers create a new tool to inform about post-2026 Colorado River management

09-19-2024 by Erin Lewis

Over 40 million people in seven states in the southwestern U.S. rely on the Colorado River. It provides water for crops that feed the entire...

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Fox 13

Lawsuit filed over Utah's inland port projects

09-19-2024 by Ben Winslow

SALT LAKE CITY — A lawsuit has been filed over the Utah inland port project, accusing lawmakers of violating the constitution's separation o...

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Fox 13

Video: Has Utah failed to protect the Great Salt Lake? A judge will decide if lawsuit goes forward

09-19-2024 by Ben Winslow

SALT LAKE CITY — A judge will decide if a lawsuit will proceed over whether the state of Utah has done enough to protect the Great Salt Lake...

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KSL.com

New research out of the University of Utah finds sediments in the Great Salt Lake's exposed playa are potentially more harmful than other major dust sources impacting air quality across the Wasatch Front. New research out of the University of Utah finds sediments in the Great Salt Lake's exposed playa are potentially more harmful than other major dust sources impacting air quality across the Wasatch Front. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)

Here's what U. researchers are learning about dangers associated with Great Salt Lake dust

09-19-2024 by Logan Stefanich

SALT LAKE CITY — It's no secret that the Great Salt Lake has been shrinking, dwindling to less than half its historical size, at one point,...

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KSL.com

Utah Lake as seen from the Utah Lake pump house in Saratoga Springs on Monday. About 10,000 acre-feet of water from the lake will be sent to the Great Salt Lake via the Jordan River over the next month. Utah Lake as seen from the Utah Lake pump house in Saratoga Springs on Monday. About 10,000 acre-feet of water from the lake will be sent to the Great Salt Lake via the Jordan River over the next month. (Brice Tucker, Deseret News)

After losing over 2 feet, Great Salt Lake to get another boost from Utah Lake

09-19-2024 by Carter Williams

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Great Salt Lake has lost about 2 feet over the past few months, but it's about to get another boost from its southern...

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Fox 13

Video: Conservation leads to more water for Great Salt Lake

09-19-2024 by Ben Winslow

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah — Hendra Suherman noticed the Jordan River has been a little higher than usual lately. The angler, who regularly fi...

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Deseret News

Helping to save the Colorado River with virtual fencing

09-18-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue

There are unique ways to help save the ailing Colorado River, and a nonprofit foundation is awarding millions to boost drought resistance in...

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Utah Public Radio (UPR)

The Bonytail chub is a critically endangered fish species that is one of three native to these tributaries. (Photo courtesy USU Fish Ecology Lab).

Researchers look to expand restoration efforts within Green River tributaries

09-12-2024 by Erin Lewis

Utah researchers are working to restore Green River tributaries with a host of strategies including reintroducing beavers and removing invas...

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KUER

Andy Rice holds one of the nozzles on a center pivot irrigation system his ranch was able to install thanks to state money, Aug. 21, 2024. Utah’s Agricultural Water Optimization Program has put millions of dollars into helping farmers and ranchers modernize their irrigation systems since 2019. Credit: David Condos, KUER

Audio: Utah has a $276M bet on farms to save Colorado River water. How’s it going?

09-11-2024 by David Condos

BOULDER — South-central Utah is not your typical farm country. To the eye, there appears to be more red rock than green fields To make a g...

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KSL-TV

 Irrigation sprinklers spray water across part of Dick Pace’s farm in the town of Teasdale, Aug. 22, 2024. Credit: David Condos, KUER

TV: Utah has a $276M bet on farms to save Colorado River water. How’s it going?

09-11-2024 by Mark Wetzel and Shelby Lofton

Central Utah farmers are turning to new irrigation techniques and technology to save water. The department of agriculture is financing a lot...

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Deseret News

Solar fields and wind turbines near the site of the FORGE geothermal demonstration sight near Milford on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Are you ready for solar panels on the southern shores of the Great Salt Lake?

09-06-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue

Solar advocacy group says some areas are just not appropriate The Biden-Harris administration wants to open up an additional 31 million a...

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Fox 13

Drip irrigation grows crops with a lot less water, so why aren't more Utah farmers using it?

09-05-2024 by Ben Winslow

TAYLOR, Utah — The slow, steady drip of water hits right where the plant is. "You can see under here, it’s just a drip, drip, drip," farme...

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Great Salt Lake Collaborative

Volunteers with Friends of Great Salt Lake clean up the southern shore of the Great Salt Lake Sept. 16, 2023, as part of International Coastal Cleanup. (Courtesy: Friends of GSL)

Friends of Great Salt Lake to host southern shore cleanup event

09-05-2024 by Mariah Maynes

SALT LAKE CITY — On September 14, Friends of Great Salt Lake will host a cleanup on the southern shore of the Great Salt Lake. From 9 a.m...

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KSL.com

Compass Minerals CEO Edward Dowling, front left, and Utah Forestry, Fire and State Lands Director Jamie Barnes, front right, as well as Utah leaders applaud after a water conservation deal is finalized on Tuesday. The deal includes over 200,000 acre-feet directed to the Great Salt Lake every year, according to the state. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)

Utah strikes deal with mineral company in 'major milestone' for Great Salt Lake

09-04-2024 by Carter Williams

FARMINGTON — The Great Salt Lake is slated to receive a major boost from one of the key industries that rely on it for business. Utah land...

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Fox 13

Compass Minerals, as seen from SkyFOX. (Photo: Aaron Kimbell, FOX 13 News)

A major water donation for the Great Salt Lake

09-03-2024 by Ben Winslow

Compass Minerals donates 200,000 acre feet of water and land to GSL preservation FARMINGTON, Utah — The state of Utah is signing an agreem...

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Fox 13

Compass Minerals, as seen from SkyFOX. (Photo: Aaron Kimbell, FOX 13 News)

Breaking: Utah inks major water deal for Great Salt Lake

09-03-2024 by Ben Winslow

FARMINGTON, Utah — The state of Utah is signing an agreement for a significant donation of water to the Great Salt Lake. It's with a compa...

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Fox 13

Video: Utah explores 'credit' for conservation along Colorado River

08-28-2024 by Ben Winslow

SALT LAKE CITY — As part of negotiations over the Colorado River, Utah and other states are proposing a "credit" for conservation. It woul...

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