Water Issues

The Utah Rivers Council has teamed up with several cities to offer $57 rain barrels as a way to conserve water and support Great Salt Lake.

Following the departure of the previous director last month, Tim Davis has been appointed to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

President Donald Trump froze billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act that was designed to protect water supplies for cities, farms and tribes.

Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act was allocated to conserve water and protect habitat, but President Trump's executive order put that spending on pause.

UPR and The Salt Lake Tribune recently ran a series challenging a 2023 report that said emergency measures were needed to save Great Salt Lake. We called one of the report's authors to hear his side.

Disagreement, bickering, and uncertainty defined 2024 for the Southwest's shrinking water supply.

Tribune reporters Megan Banta, Tony Semerad, and Mark Eddington join on this episode to talk about a new road to bring a new era to a Utah city and a themed remote Utah resort.

Will the Great Salt Lake be here in 20 years? There's a clue hidden in the ground.

A 2023 study spelling out a sooner-than-expected end to the Great Salt Lake captured headlines and spurred Utah lawmakers into action. It didn't account for chaos.

Money from the Inflation Reduction Act has helped save water in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. President-elect Trump appears poised to take away funding for those programs.