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Latest Stories
Stratos Project water application reveals new details on massive data center
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted Oct. 16 - 8:32 a.m.
A newly filed water permit application for the proposed Stratos Project is providing the most detailed look yet at the planned data center development in Box Elder County.
Locals run 260 miles 'where the water was' to raise awareness for Great Salt Lake preservation
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted Oct. 14 - 8:20 a.m.
This week, ultra-runners and cyclists are circling the entire Great Salt Lake, about 260 miles in five days. The project is called Where the Water Was, and they hope to raise funds for organizations in support of preserving the lake.
Great Salt Lake dust: A problem Utah can't afford to fix or ignore
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 11 - 5:36 p.m.
Utah leaders face the costs of controlling dust from a shrinking Great Salt Lake — whether they choose to act now or not.
Salt Lake City plan to transfer nearly 1,000 wetland acres to Utah hits a snag
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Oct. 7 - 9:07 p.m.
A Salt Lake City plan to transfer nearly 1,000 acres of wetlands land near the airport to the state was met with pushback on Tuesday.
Utah's 'truly strange' 2026 water year has ended. What happens next?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 5:04 p.m.
Utah's mountain precipitation was surprisingly close to normal throughout the 2026 water year, but nothing felt normal about it.
Group launches another billboard showing Great Salt Lake's 'dire' conditions
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 2:47 p.m.
The billboard will rotate locations and be displayed to drivers on I-15 and I-215 in Salt Lake and Davis counties.
Great Salt Lake, migratory birds receive a boost from Pineview Reservoir project
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 12:54 p.m.
One Utah reservoir's loss is turning into a gain for the Great Salt Lake's habitat after a rough summer.
Is Great Salt Lake's dust a 'perceived' problem? Utah wants to handle it anyway
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Oct. 5 - 9:03 p.m.
Utah's top air quality official says Great Salt Lake's dust is still a "potential problem," but it's one he said the state wants to address.
Utah's strategy to fight invasive reeds at the Great Salt Lake? Play the long game and look upstream
Annie Knox, Utah News Dispatch | Posted Oct. 5 - 1:57 p.m.
Floods of four decades ago wiped out native plants and left the Great Salt Lake vulnerable to an expensive problem: tall, invasive, thirsty reeds crowding out other plants and covering up habitat for migratory birds.
Dozens of people attend 'Whale Fest' to celebrate new whale design
Sarah Earnshaw, KSL | Posted Oct. 4 - 8:50 p.m.
Dozens of people come out to celebrate the new design of Salt Lake's whale sculpture at the intersection of 900 South and 1100 East.
Utah, feds finalize $60M settlement over 22,000 acres near Great Salt Lake
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Sept. 25 - 10:15 a.m.
A long-standing feud between Utah and the federal government over tens of thousands of acres along the Great Salt Lake has now been settled.
Many groups are trying to save the Great Salt Lake. Here's how they can better collaborate
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Sept. 25 - 10:09 a.m.
A new report outlines ways many different sectors can improve collaboration as they try to save the shrinking Great Salt Lake.
How much would the Great Salt Lake benefit without phragmites?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Sept. 21 - 10:01 a.m.
Removing phragmites around the Great Salt Lake could present "many win-win solutions," including more water for the lake, state experts say.
Fire on Fremont Island fully contained
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted Sept. 19 - 10:58 a.m.
A fire that started Wednesday on Fremont Island in the Great Salt Lake and burned 190 acres of brush and grass is now fully contained.
GSL commissioner lays out 5 ways to use Trump's proposed $1B — if Congress approves it
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 19 - 8:04 a.m.
Utah legislators can't wait to get their hands on President Donald Trump's proposed $1 billion budget line item to restore the Great Salt Lake. Here's what leaders will focus on.
'Seeing is believing': Utah senators tour Great Salt Lake as they look at ways to protect it
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 7:11 p.m.
Several top Republican state senators took an airboat tour of the Great Salt Lake Thursday morning as they plan future legislation to protect the lake.
Great Salt Lake dust expensive to manage, study finds
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted Sept. 17 - 5:03 p.m.
A study found that dust from the exposed lakebeds of Great Salt Lake is costing Utahns millions of dollars in healthcare costs, and could cost even more in trying to manage the spread.
Utah hoping to 'win a Super Bowl' with new Great Salt Lake commissioner
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Sept. 16 - 8:08 a.m.
Hannah Freeze is ready to be the starting quarterback for Utah's Great Salt Lake efforts, receiving a positive recommendation to be confirmed on Wednesday.
Why Salt Lake City is seeking to sell over 950 acres near its airport to the state
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Sept. 12 - 8:26 p.m.
Utah's capital city is seeking to sell nearly 1,000 acres of land it owns near Salt Lake City International Airport as part of a plan to preserve the Great Salt Lake's wetlands.
Company believes drone cloud seeding tech could help restore the Great Salt Lake in the future
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted Sept. 7 - 10:03 a.m.
As the woes of the Great Salt Lake continue to deepen, a California-based company believes its next-generation cloud seeding technology may be part of the solution.
How costly is Great Salt Lake's dust? A working paper says it could be in the billions
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Sept. 1 - 5:02 p.m.
Utah researchers say a working paper released earlier this year is a "really important first step" in understanding the health costs tied to the Great Salt Lake's dust.
Meteorite from 'once-in-a-lifetime' Great Salt Lake crash on display at University of Utah
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Aug. 31 - 9:31 p.m.
A 774-gram fragment of the Great Salt Lake meteorite is on display at the University of Utah.
John Curtis wants to hear any ideas for saving the Great Salt Lake — even the 'stupid' ones
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Aug. 21 - 9:01 p.m.
Sen. John Curtis convened a roundtable of experts and policymakers to discuss "bold and audacious" ideas for saving the Great Salt Lake.
Utah finds a new economic and ecological partner in Argentina
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 19 - 5:36 p.m.
Utah has a new friend in South America, and the relationship could bring the state significant economic opportunity and answers to its most difficult ecological problems.
