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The disappearance of the Great Salt Lake would cause an ecological disaster affecting millions. Drilling for deep groundwater ...
It’s a feeding frenzy for birds out on the Great Salt Lake that rely on its ecosystem — billions of Brine Flies are buzzing ...
Gibb grows alfalfa, which has been a much-derided, water-intensive crop as Utah grapples with the impacts of drought, a changing climate and the crises facing the Great Salt Lake and Colorado River.
The loss of the Great Salt Lake would be an environmental disaster with health and economic effects far beyond Utah’s borders. The state is taking action, but critics say it’s not doing enough.
Three years ago, when the Great Salt Lake was at its lowest levels, Utah lawmakers were alarmed enough to try what may be impossible: save the lake from drying up. If the state succeeds ...
Spiraling dangers from a dried-up Great Salt Lake would gradually spread well beyond its shores, a study warns, eventually threatening Utahns’ health and economic well-being. Not only does the ...
Wake the Great Salt Lake is a temporary public art project meant to educate and inspire residents and visitors alike to ...
Toxic dust from the drying Great Salt Lake is a threat to Utah's health and future. State regulators and lawmakers must ...
SALT LAKE CITY — It is a possibility that's easy to ignore: the Great Salt Lake could dry up. But photographer Nick Pedersen is trying to put it right in front of Utahns — on a couple of ...
Heavy D explores how the Great Salt Lake’s quicksand can swallow everything in its path. Here is how California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to address a $12 billion budget shortfall Robert De Niro ...
This issue also applies to the Great Salt Lake. "The conditions in the spring and summer are favorable for creating large dust events," Bird said after a Great Salt Lake dust event last month.