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A Westminster professor recently spoke at USU about how water levels in the lake directly affect salinity. The species inhabiting Great Salt Lake rely heavily on salinity levels staying under 12%.
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Gov. Spencer Cox helped kick off the 2024 Northern Utah Water Users Spring Runoff Conference March 26 in Cache Valley with the ceremonial signing of several water bills.
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The Utah Legislature honed in on small policy changes rather than a massive overhaul of water law.
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Artist submissions are now open for a massive temporary public art project that seeks to bring attention to the recent issues of the Great Salt Lake.
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Utah lawmakers passed a bill that would prevent Great Salt Lake from qualifying for legal personhood, barring government entities from recognizing that nonhumans--like the lake--have legal standing. Join Tom Williams and panelists for discussion on this topic on this Great Salt Lake special.
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UPR hosted an event Tuesday with Bridgerland Audubon Society and Grow the Flow called “Is Great Salt Lake a Person?” bringing 90 community members to Logan's Cache Bar.
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Our guest is Great Salt Lake Commissioner and Great Salt Lake Strike Team Co-Chair Brian Steed, here to talk about the Great Salt Lake Data and Insights Summary, prepared for the 2024 Utah Legislature.
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Nearly 400 members of the medical community in Utah and across the U.S. delivered a letter to policymakers urging them to save the declining Great Salt Lake.
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In other news, a middle school in Cedar City is holding remote classes for two days to do carbon monoxide detector testing after small amounts were found last week.
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The Great Salt Lake Strike Team, gave an update this month on their work to get more water into the shrinking lake, highlighting a need for a multi-year approach.