(Willard, UT) — A coordinated water release is sending nearly 10-thousand acre-feet toward the Great Salt Lake. Utah’s Great Salt Lake Commissioner, the watershed enhancement trust and Great Salt Lake Rising partnered on the release from Willard Bay. The opportunity was created largely by construction on the Pineview Reservoir waterline […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new report finds restoring Great Salt Lake levels could be the most cost-effective way to reduce dust from its exposed lakebed. University of Utah researchers released the state-commissioned report yesterday. About 70 square miles of lakebed are considered active dust hotspots. Researchers estimate engineered […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is renewing its call for water conservation as the Great Salt Lake struggles with critically low levels. Church leaders said yesterday, “We recognize that there is no single solution to this situation,” and encouraged members to conserve […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has chosen the next Great Salt Lake Commissioner. The position has become increasingly important, as it will carry out policies designed to save the lake. Cox has selected Hannah Freeze to be the next commissioner. Freeze recently served as the deputy commissioner […]
(Farmington, UT) — Some of Utah’s business leaders are financing an ambitious project. The Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation, plus convenience store chain Maverik and the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation pledged 30 million dollars to help restore the depleted Great Salt Lake through the Great […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — President Trump is reportedly asking for one-billion-dollars to restore the Great Salt Lake. Governor Spencer Cox announced the news Friday on social media. He says the federal money would be used to “accelerate water flows, restore ecosystems, tackle invasive species, and address toxic dust.” Cox […]
(Rowley, UT) — Utah is close to buying the US Magnesium facility that’s located next to the Great Salt Lake. KSL reports the state won an auction and will pay about 30-million dollars for the facility. The state plans to close on the deal next week. If everything goes according […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Private businesses and non-profit groups are stepping up to help restore the Great Salt Lake. Governor Cox announced yesterday that 200-million dollars has been raised to fund projects related to the lake restoration. Ducks Unlimited pledged half the announced funding, while the other half was […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — US Magnesium is admitting it has stopped building a wall to prevent contamination of the Great Salt Lake. Under a settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, the company is required to construct a hydraulic retaining wall to prevent the lake from being contaminated with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A possible path to protecting the Great Salt Lake may be stopped before even being considered. A bill banning personhood to various non-human entities like bodies of water, land, artificial intelligence, weather, plants and animals will be presented on the house floor. Republican Representative Walt […]
