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On this episode, eight people are found dead in an Enoch home in southern Utah, the latest warning regarding Great Salt Lake and the status of Utah's abortion laws.

This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative.

This story is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative.

Drought and water diversions have been draining Great Salt Lake for decades, generating concern about the waterbody and its impacts on humans and wildlife. This past weekend, a group gathered at Antelope Island to share poetry about the lake to raise awareness about its plight.

As the drought continues, Great Salt Lake continues to shrink, but online maps have been slow to catch up. However, there’s been a recent effort to update…

Last month, UPR explored the ramifications of Great Salt Lake’s declining water levels for Utah’s people and wildlife, but what’s being done to stop the…

The Great Salt Lake provides approximately 75% of Utah’s wetlands, and is a resting area along the Pacific- Americas flyway. Migratory birds rely on the…

John DeVilbiss writes in USU Magazine, "It flashes like a beacon to millions of birds on migratory marathons. It is a sea in the sand that shimmers…

John DeVilbiss writes in USU Magazine, "It flashes like a beacon to millions of birds on migratory marathons. It is a sea in the sand that shimmers…

The state of Utah is known for having some of the greatest snow on earth, but dust is threatening this important natural resource. Wind in dry or…