Utah’s Great Salt Lake is shrinking, and that means a greater risk of millions of people breathing in heavy metals, arsenic, mercury and other chemical compounds that threaten human health. For the past several years, the lake has hit record…
A tributary to the Great Salt Lake at the Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area is pictured on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Utah received a big donation as it seeks to remove an invasive plant species affecting the Great Salt Lake. The Church…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the following statement Thursday, Oct. 29 on ChurchofJesusChrist.org regarding a regional drought in the Southwest United States and the Great Salt Lake: “We are mindful of the many weather-related disasters and…
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The multi-university GSL Social Science Network releases a first review of social science research examining social, cultural, political and economic dimensions of Utah's iconic saltwater lake and its challenges. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto | October 27, 2026 An image of the Great Salt Lake,…
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Latter-day Saint temple is seen in the foreground of the Great Salt Lake. The church has donated $3 million to help control lake-threatening phragmites. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is joining…
An invasive reed is choking the endangered Great Salt Lake, sucking up precious water that robs Utah’s treasured ski slopes of the “Greatest Snow on Earth” and fuels concern over a “ticking environmental nuclear bomb.” The situation is dire enough…
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Utah's booming growth is colliding head-on with a shrinking water supply, and a panel of experts gathered in downtown Salt Lake City this week warned that the state has not yet set a statewide... Explore Our Cities & Metro Areas (A-Z)…
Senator John Curtis (.gov) Curtis Calls for Bold Solutions to Save Great Salt Lake at Sutherland Congressional Series Senator discusses water infrastructure, conservation, and Utah-led solutions during fireside chat with Sutherland President Todd Weiler at the University of Utah SALT…
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