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Utah identifies 8 new 'priorities' in plan to mitigate Great Salt Lake dust
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 22 - 3:06 p.m.
The state office tasked with handling Great Salt Lake issues has identified initial ways it plans to handle the lake's "urgent" dust situation.
How cows are used as weed eaters — literally — to help the Great Salt Lake retain water
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted July 21 - 7:17 a.m.
After cows clear the phragmites, native vegetation that requires less water can return, leaving more water for the Great Salt Lake.
12 Great Salt Lake-themed art projects unveiled as Salt Lake City looks to 'wake' the lake
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 17 - 6:15 a.m.
The Salt Lake City Arts Council revealed 12 temporary art projects that will spotlight the lake and its importance.
A major indie-pop band is asking its Utah fans to care about the Great Salt Lake
Palak Jayswal, Salt Lake Tribune | Posted July 15 - 10:31 p.m.
Two Utah environmental groups are teaming up with a major pop band to bring awareness to the plight of the Great Salt Lake.
Utah breaks ground on 'incredible' new Antelope Island visitor center
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 13 - 7:02 p.m.
A much-anticipated project to enhance the visitor center at one of Utah's most-visited state parks is now underway.
Pacific Islanders, other minorities face higher risk from blowing Great Salt Lake dust, study finds
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted July 3 - 10:34 p.m.
Pacific Islanders and other racial and ethnic minorities potentially face a higher risk of exposure to blowing dust from the lakebed of the Great Salt Lake, a new study shows.
Why this summer probably won't be an 'anomaly' for the Great Salt Lake
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 27 - 3:00 p.m.
Those tasked with overseeing the Great Salt Lake's recovery say the lake could face more evaporative losses this summer than it did last year.
Great Salt Lake's drying lakebed isn't 'toxic' or the biggest source of dust, experts say
Megan Banta, Salt Lake Tribune | Posted June 9 - 5:26 p.m.
Experts say the Great Salt Lake isn't the leading cause of dust in Utah. Desert playas where other lakes have already dried up — including the Great Salt Lake Desert to the west of the lake itself — along with gravel operations, construction and drought also cause dust storms.
Utah seeks to 'maintain' Great Salt Lake levels after it peaks below some projections
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 5:03 p.m.
The Great Salt Lake's southern arm remains the highest it has been in five years, but it appears this year's peak will end up lower than some projections and expectations.
Why this explorer's carving on a Great Salt Lake island rock is now on a historic register
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 2 - 7:16 a.m.
A carving left by an explorer on a Fremont Island rock nearly 181 years ago is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
When the Salton Sea shrank, it took Bombay Beach with it. Utah should heed the warning
Saige Miller, KUER | Posted May 20 - 8:34 a.m.
The Salton Sea in California, a saline lake, faces a similar degradation as faced by Utah's own Great Salt Lake.
Utah's reservoir system returns to 90%, but Cox says state's message won't change
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 16 - 7:14 p.m.
Utah's reservoir system is now back to 90% of capacity for the first time since it fell below the halfway mark during a severe multiyear drought.
Weber County inland port critics reiterate worries, speak out as potential decision looms
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 15 - 6:21 a.m.
Weber County inland port project critics worry they won't have enough time to speak at a planned meeting on the plans and are reiterating their concerns as a potential decision looms.
Great Salt Lake's southern arm reaches 'significant' level as spring rise slows down
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 14 - 10:35 p.m.
The Great Salt Lake's southern arm has reached a "significant" level before the lake's expected summer drop.
Bear River pipeline no longer an option to aid in northern Utah growth
Megan Banta, Salt Lake Tribune | Posted May 13 - 7:42 a.m.
One of Utah's top lawmakers said the state shouldn't follow the plan while he and another state legislator talked about how the Legislature has "fundamentally reshaped things" to help save the Great Salt Lake.
Federal government awarding grants to improve wetlands
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted May 9 - 3:02 p.m.
The Department of the Interior Wednesday announced more than $87 million in funding has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission.
Pelicans return to nest at Great Salt Lake island for 1st time in 81 years
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 7 - 8:04 a.m.
About 1,300 American white pelicans were found nesting on Utah's Great Salt Lake's Hat Island during a survey that state wildlife biologists conducted last week.
As Great Salt Lake nears key level, Utah finds inspiration elsewhere to help lake's recovery
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 30 - 8:03 a.m.
The Great Salt Lake continues to improve from a record low in 2022, but Utah natural resources officials recently took trips to two other sites to learn what may help keep the lake's recovery going.
'Sacrifices' will need to be made from Bear River water supply to help Great Salt Lake
Mike Anderson, KSL-TV | Posted April 25 - 11:00 a.m.
With the Bear River serving so many different purposes in the state of Utah, agricultural producers are trying to make sure their uses for the river aren't forgotten as lawmakers discuss the preservation of the Great Salt Lake.
How much will the Great Salt Lake rise? State to offer a reward if you guess it correctly
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 5:05 p.m.
Water levels at the Great Salt Lake are higher now than at any other point in the last five years, but its peak this year is up to anyone's guess.
Shorelands Preserve highlights recreation at Great Salt Lake
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted April 20 - 12:08 p.m.
The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve on the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake, spanning 4,500 sprawling acres of bogs and birds and frogs and a mostly untouched piece of nature that is an increasingly rare occurrence along the rapidly growing Wasatch Front.
Large amounts of water sent to Great Salt Lake ahead of spring runoff
Mike Anderson and Michael Houck, KSL-TV | Posted April 17 - 1:32 p.m.
While Utah did not have a record water year this year, water managers say there is so much water that some is being sent into the Great Salt Lake.
A new plan for the Great Salt Lake Basin is out. Will it help?
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted April 16 - 2:05 p.m.
The Utah Division of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation announced Monday the finalization of the "work plan" for the Great Salt Lake Basin Integrated plan, which charts the course for developing the overall strategy.
Firefighters burn invasive phragmites in Ogden Bay
Mike Anderson, KSL-TV | Posted April 13 - 11:28 a.m.
Crews started to burn 2,000 acres of invasive phragmites in the Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area Friday.
