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Salt Lake City accepts $2.2M grant in pursuit to preserve 200 acres of Great Salt Lake wetlands
million — is yet to be figured out, but Briefer said the city could receive about another $2.5 million from the Utah Inland Port Authority. Both external financial sources are contingent on a land agreement being reached, which — in the grant's case —...
February 23, 2025
Our most engaging stories of 2024
support for local journalism in the new year. Thank you for all you do! No. 10 ‘It’s a losing battle’: Approved Tooele inland port developments frustrate local residents. Tooele County resident Chris Eddington, whose backyard borders the recently...
December 26, 2024
Is Utah’s port authority plan the latest threat to the Great Salt Lake?
Brian Moench says the Utah Inland Port Authority’s plans for new development spanning the Wasatch Front and multiple counties is a death knell for Utah’s environment, thousands of acres of wetlands and a threat to millions of birds. And a threat to our...
December 12, 2024
$50M from Inflation Reduction Act will be spent to deliver more water to the Great Salt Lake
looks to achieve cleaner air in the Beehive State by moving the Utah Department of Environmental Quality and the Utah Inland Port Authority away from diesel-powered equipment at Union Pacific’s Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal and reduce...
December 2, 2024
Video: Inland Port Authority shows efforts to preserve Great Salt Lake wetlands
SALT LAKE CITY— The public got a better look at what the Utah Inland Port Authority is doing to preserve the Great Salt Lake. The organization, that has been criticized over its plans to develop thousands of acres surrounding the lake, is now showing...
October 8, 2024
Updated story: Lawsuit filed over Utah's inland port projects
SALT LAKE CITY — A lawsuit has been filed over the Utah inland port project, accusing lawmakers of violating the constitution's separation of powers with its very formation as well as promoting projects that are threatening the ecosystem of the Great...
September 19, 2024
Lawsuit filed over Utah's inland port projects
SALT LAKE CITY — A lawsuit has been filed over the Utah inland port project, accusing lawmakers of violating the constitution's separation of powers with its very formation as well as promoting projects that are threatening the ecosystem of the Great...
September 19, 2024
To replace dying coal mines, Carbon and Emery counties consider an inland port
To replace lost jobs and lure new industries to the area, Carbon and nearby Emery County are trying to bring in an inland port. "When the Utah Inland Port Authority approached us about partnering with Emery County... there’s a desire out there as well...
May 22, 2024
Video: Utah Inland Port Authority approves new site near the Great Salt Lake
HOOPER, Utah — The Utah Inland Port Authority has approved plans for a massive development that environmental groups argue is too close to the Great Salt Lake. But port authority leaders insist they are taking steps to protect the lake and the...
May 22, 2024
Video: Massive inland port project targets western Weber County, concerning residents, environmental groups
WEBER, Weber County — A 9,000-acre area in Weber County is being considered as the possible destination for a massive inland port. The Utah Inland Port Authority said it will have control over nearby wetlands, but some nearby homeowners and...
May 22, 2024
‘It’s a losing battle’: Approved Tooele inland port developments frustrate local residents
a pair of cowboy boots, a plaid jacket and blue Levi jeans, Eddington said he’s frustrated with a recently approved inland port that’s on the other side of his horse stable. “If they’re gonna put manufacturing in, I got to worry about pollution,” he...
April 9, 2024
The five-year plan to get more water to Great Salt Lake
that is how we focused in on another 7,000 acres of wetlands. A lot of wetlands are at risk of being developed through inland port proposals. What is the Trust's role, if any, in protecting those wetlands through this project? To date the Trust has...
March 14, 2024
A drying sea half a world away carries a message for those worried about the Great Salt Lake
Aral District, Kazakhstan • When Akshabak Batimova was growing up, her father left their village in western Kazakhstan each morning to fish in the Aral Sea — until recently, one of the world’s largest lakes. Batimova’s father returned home each night...
January 18, 2024
'No single solution will cure the lake,' Great Salt Lake strike team report says
dozens of people showed up to the Capitol to protest maneuvers by Utah political leaders to expand sites for the inland port project (a series of import-export centers designed to get goods through the state), which they say are encroaching too close to...
January 11, 2024
As he leaves, Wilson warns lawmakers of hard choices to be made on water
he told reporters in a news conference on Wednesday. Speaker Wilson pointed to tax cuts, the Point of the Mountain and Inland Port development projects, higher education reforms and significant shifts in water policy. It was Speaker Wilson's efforts to...
November 16, 2023
Great Salt Lake wetlands are the latest battleground with the Utah Inland Port
Opponents of the Utah Inland Port say the shipping and logistics hub is the single greatest threat to the Great Salt Lake’s wetlands. Stop the Polluting Port, Great Salt Lake Audubon, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, Great Basin Water Network...
November 10, 2023
Utah Inland Port board approves new wetlands protection policy. Here's what it does
SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the Utah Inland Port Authority's board of directors voted Monday to adopt a new policy that the agency says will help mitigate impacts to the state's vital wetlands as the state continues to grow. However, multiple...
November 9, 2023
'Buffer zone' between Great Salt Lake and inland port gets financial backing
May, when environmental groups approached Mayor Mendenhall with the concept and found her more than supportive. With the inland port project approaching the Great Salt Lake, the idea was to create a buffer between critical wildlife habitat, the lake...
November 9, 2023
Inland port proposes wetland protections near Great Salt Lake
CEDAR CITY, Utah — The Utah Inland Port Authority is proposing dedicating some of its funding and land mass in Salt Lake City to wetland preservation along the Great Salt Lake. The port authority's executive director made the announcement in an...
October 4, 2023
Ogden mayoral hopefuls discuss potential policy related to the Great Salt Lake
the lake. For the past three years I have also supervised the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program. 4. How do you view the inland port projects and the impact it may have on the lake? Knuth: As recently as August of 2023, Weber County Commissioners have...
September 28, 2023
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