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West Haven-based Trace Minerals supports latest Great Salt Lake legislation
04-17-2024 by Ryan Aston
WEST HAVEN — House Bill 453, which establishes new parameters for mineral extraction companies operating on the Great Salt Lake, was signed...
‘Great Salt Lake is our future’: Utah youth aim to inform, collaborate and inspire change
04-17-2024 by Vanessa Hudson
They meet with alfalfa farmers, lobby lawmakers and talk easily about the impact of Great Salt Lake on the economy — all while thinking abou...
A new plan for the Great Salt Lake Basin is out. Will it help?
04-16-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Plan tackles a number of ways to help the ailing saline body of water, basin The Utah Division of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclam...
How a productive March changed Great Salt Lake's spring outlook
04-11-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake was already expected to receive a strong boost from this year's snowpack, but projected inflows are now...
%20copy_459x306.jpg "(Megan Banta | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stansbury Island during a flyover of the Great Salt Lake with EcoFlight on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.")
Flyover photos show current state of Great Salt Lake
04-11-2024 by Megan Banta
The Salt Lake Tribune joined a flight over the Great Salt Lake on a six-seater plane Tuesday morning. Here’s what we saw. The propeller w...
‘It’s a losing battle’: Approved Tooele inland port developments frustrate local residents
04-09-2024 by Andrew Christiansen
Chris Eddington lives in a peaceful, modest bungalow at the end of a small dirt road in Tooele County. Three horses roam his half-acre prope...
Share your concert memories from Saltair
04-08-2024 by Heather May
Post Malone once called it a "dope venue" that "kinda stinks." This is adapted from our free weekly newsletter Lake Effect, which comes ou...
Utah says it's making progress in the war on phragmites
04-04-2024 by Ben Winslow
OGDEN BAY, Utah — Fires were set in an effort to get rid of phragmites, a highly invasive grass that is choking wetlands along the Great Sal...
Climate change could reduce Great Salt Lake's biodiversity
04-02-2024 by Erin Lewis
The Friends of Merrill-Crazier Library hosted David Parrott, associate professor of biology at Westminster University and assistant director...
Your guide to the Endangered Species petition to save the Great Salt Lake
03-29-2024 by Heather May
What do the birds sounds like? Why does the state oppose the listing? What's the next legal fight? This is adapted from our free weekly ne...
How a tiny bird could trigger a federal response on Great Salt Lake
03-29-2024 by Leia Larsen
Here’s why the Wilson’s phalarope is making waves. Hundreds of migrating bird species depend on the imperiled Great Salt Lake for survival...
Environmental group seeks protection for this Great Salt Lake shorebird species
03-28-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — A conservation group, acting on behalf of a coalition of scientists and other conservation groups, has filed a legal petiti...
Endangered species listing may be just the beginning for GSL intervention plans
03-28-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — An endangered species listing for the Wilson's phalarope may be just the beginning in an effort by environmental groups to...
GSL films and writing contests: Upcoming Great Salt Lake events in April
03-28-2024 by Heather May
The events listed here are from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative's free, weekly newsletter called Lake Effect. Sign up to get local, lake-r...
GSL films and writing contests: Upcoming Great Salt Lake events in April
03-28-2024 by Heather May
The events listed here are from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative's free, weekly newsletter called Lake Effect. Sign up to get local, lake-r...
A little bird on the Great Salt Lake could create a big problem for Utah political leaders
03-27-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A little bird could create a big problem for Utah's political leaders when it comes to the Great Salt Lake. A coalition o...
Cox holds event for Great Salt Lake, water conservation bills
03-27-2024 by Ben Winslow
LOGAN, Utah — Governor Spencer Cox is calling attention to important pieces of legislation that he believes will benefit the Great Salt Lake...
Should Utah change how residents pay for water?
03-26-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Division of Water Resources is in the midst of a study exploring how water is paid for in the state and whether that...
The tempest of managing policy and water at the Great Salt Lake
03-22-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Commissioner Brian Steed breaks down legislation affecting the Great Salt Lake Baby steps and long jumps. There are advocates who firmly b...
Great Salt Lake-inspired words, music shared by visiting group from Harvard
03-21-2024 by Ryan Aston
ANTELOPE ISLAND — After a downslope wind event in Northern Utah brought hurricane-force gusts to the area, the weather calmed Friday, giving...
Great Salt Lake's levels are now as high as last year's peak. How much more will it gain?
03-21-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake's water levels are already as high as they were last year, and those who oversee its future now expect...
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