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'Our state is up to the task': New initiative seeks to solve Great Salt Lake's woes
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of researchers and other prominent figures are seeking the help of thousands to solve the Great Salt Lake's woes once and for all, as the lake's water levels remain well below the healthy mark even after a welcomed bump from...
October 4, 2023
Utah ends water year up, but Great Salt Lake is down again
considered ecologically healthy. A shrinking lake creates many problems for Utah with exposed lake bed that whips up toxic dust (arsenic is a naturally-occurring mineral buried in the lake bed), reduces snowpack in the mountains and harms public health,...
October 3, 2023
'It's basically on us': Experts, lawmakers weigh what's next to help ailing Great Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah water experts agree that Utahns must continue to make changes to how they consume water for communities to avoid consequences tied to the drying Great Salt Lake, which reached an all-time low last year. Experts who attended a...
October 3, 2023
What Salt Lake City's mayoral candidates have to say about Great Salt Lake's future
such little time to drastically act. It's alarming when scientists say that Utah may be unlivable if the lake fails with toxic dust clouds that lay at the bottom of the lake. We have no choice but to save the lake and act now." Anderson: "The threatened...
September 28, 2023
SLC mayoral candidate Michael Valentine answers 10 questions about Great Salt Lake
such little time to drastically act. It’s alarming when scientists say that Utah may be unlivable if the lake fails with toxic dust clouds that lay at the bottom of the lake. We have no choice but to save the lake and act now. 2. What’s your plan for...
September 27, 2023
Great Salt Lake's dust could cost $1.5 billion to fix with costs 'skyrocketing' as more lakebed is exposed
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Mitigating dust from a shrinking Great Salt Lake could cost more than a billion dollars to fix, a new report from the Utah State Legislature's Auditor General found. Tucked in an audit on critical state needs, FOX 13 News found a...
September 20, 2023
New lithium company wants billions of gallons from Great Salt Lake, but says it will put it all back
drawn intense scrutiny from Utah lawmakers and resource managers as the Great Salt Lake continues to shrivel, with its toxic dust blowing into the lungs of millions living on the Wasatch Front and its ecosystem on the brink of collapse. Last year, the...
September 7, 2023
Lawsuit filed against Utah demanding action to save the Great Salt Lake
but has begun shrinking again. A dried up lake bed presents an ecological and economic catastrophe for the state with toxic dust storms from an exposed lake bed (arsenic is a naturally occurring mineral in the lake) blowing into populated areas; reduced...
September 7, 2023
Groups sue Utah, trying to save Great Salt Lake with the public trust doctrine
the public trust doctrine.” DNR’s Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands manages the lake bed that’s desiccating into toxic dust. And DNR’s Division of Water Rights manages the state’s water that’s getting siphoned away. “Great Salt Lake is facing...
September 7, 2023
Yes, it's safe to swim in the Great Salt Lake
to water overuse and drought, contaminated soil is exposed in the lakebed. When wind erodes the salt crust, it could blow toxic dust clouds into Salt Lake City. Yes, but: Those toxins are far less concentrated in the lake water than the soil or food...
September 1, 2023
Some Utahns at higher risk of exposure to toxic dust from Great Salt Lake, study finds
have to put more water on it and make some microclimates to kind of help with that.” As the Great Salt Lake declines and toxic dust events increase with intensity, they will disproportionately affect residents of Tooele County and the west side of Salt...
August 24, 2023
Utah legislature to re-examine mineral extraction on Great Salt Lake
water diversion, drought and a changing climate. It has alarmed state leaders and the public. A drying lake can lead to toxic dust being blown into populated areas (arsenic is among the naturallyoccurring minerals in the lake bed); reduced snowpack and...
August 23, 2023
Environmentalists say inland port site threatens Great Salt Lake
conservation bills and allocating roughly $1 billion to help. The shrinking lake presents an ecological catastrophe with toxic dust storms, reduced snowpack and impacts to public health, wildlife and the economy. At the same time, the inland port has...
August 17, 2023
New Great Salt Lake commissioner warns of 'tough choices' ahead to save the lake
in the rivers that feed into it. A shrinking Great Salt Lake presents an ecological catastrophe for northern Utah with toxic dust storms (arsenic is naturally occurring in the lake bed); reduced snowpack; and impacts to public health, wildlife and the...
August 17, 2023
Compass Minerals makes big claims about Great Salt Lake lithium but lacks state approvals
The already beleaguered lake likely can’t endure the amount of extraction the company wants, expert says, despite claims the process will be “sustainable.” Compass Minerals has made several splashy announcements in the last year about its lithium...
August 17, 2023
How can farmers help the Great Salt Lake? This one may have an answer
Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust helps people like this Weber County farmer help the lake President Joe Biden made an historic announcement Tuesday designating a new national monument in Arizona that in part is promoted as a way to help save...
August 10, 2023
Environmentalists seek to elevate the Great Salt Lake in local policy decisions
between encroaching development and the Great Salt Lake. Alarmed by the harms of a shrinking Great Salt Lake (including toxic dust storms, reduced snowpack, environmental impacts to public health and wildlife) the Utah State Legislature has spent...
August 10, 2023
Great Salt Lake trust offers millions for wetland protection
increased water diversions. A shrinking lake has alarmed state leaders who worry about reduced snowpack and water supply, toxic dust storms, harms to wildlife and public health and billions in negative impact to Utah's economy. To help refill the lake,...
July 21, 2023
'People's Great Salt Lake Summit' seeks to push elected leaders to do more
as a result of years of drought, water diversion and a changing climate. The threats from a shrinking lake are real with toxic dust storms, disappearing and dying wildlife and impacts to Utah's economy. The situation surrounding the lake has alarmed the...
July 19, 2023
The new Great Salt Lake Commissioner is ready to help save the lake
alarming the public and political leaders. A shrinking lake impacts public health, the economy and Utah's ecology with toxic dust that blows into northern Utah communities, reduced snowpack in the mountains and reduced wetland habitat. Lawmakers reacted...
July 5, 2023
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