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There are currently only four dust monitoring sites at the Great Salt Lake, but “we need better data,” says the director of Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality.

There are more than 800 square miles of exposed lakebed, and researchers are just beginning to understand how pervasive the dust problem is.

“This major excavation of soil that is happening right now to create luxury developments, to create golf courses — that is also creating tremendous dust exposures,” said University of Utah epidemiologist Katharine Walter.

While Utah is just beginning to address the dust from the Great Salt Lake, Californians living near the Salton Sea are dealing with dust storms and health risks.

Will Utahns need to adapt to a smaller, dustier salt lake? Or can the watershed unite to reverse its decline?

Great Salt Lake’s exposed lakebed could cause problems as the state strives to host the Olympics.

Utah leaders are under pressure to end water diversions and enforce tougher restrictions in order save the drying Great Salt Lake.

Algal blooms could cause more snowmelt and affect Utah’s water supply in the future.

The demise of the Great Salt Lake and its potential impact on an 11-year-old girl is laid bare in an emotional short story written by playwright Elaine Jarvik.

In a wide-ranging climate discussion, the Utah senator said he believes the private sector should lead the way in clean energy technology.

El Gran Lago Salado se está encogiendo a un paso alarmante, y está cercano a alcanzar un nuevo récord de nivel bajo, luego de una sequía extrema.

The Great Salt Lake Recovery Act would put $10 million toward monitoring lake conditions and exploring solutions to dropping water levels.