Great Salt Lake

The Utah Lake Authority is launching a new campaign to get Utahns to visit the state’s largest freshwater lake and change perceptions about the misunderstood body of water.

The UCLA study says Utah trails other Colorado River Basin states when it comes to cleaning and reusing wastewater. Propping up the Great Salt Lake, however, complicates things.

As the new License Plate Design Review Board contemplates design criteria, the Great Salt Lake plate is stalled.

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the nationwide Christmas Bird Count. The data volunteers gather in Utah helps scientists understand how climate change and other factors threaten bird habitats.

In a dry state like Utah, leaders want to know exactly how much water leaves the state. Historically, however, there hasn’t been much data about the water that evaporates into the air. The Utah Flux Network aims to change that.

North America’s largest primary magnesium producer, US Magnesium, says the decision was due to a decline in the price of lithium carbonate.

In the race for Utah’s open U.S. Senate seat, both Republican John Curtis and Democrat Caroline Gleich have made climate change pillars of their platforms.

The operational limits and donated 200,00 acre-feet of water won’t cure the lake, but conservationists say it’s a big step in the right direction.

Every year a Weber State University professor collects western spotted orb weaver spiders at Antelope Island to test how much mercury they contain.

Water levels in the Great Salt Lake are still below healthy levels, while many reservoirs around the state are full or near full. A resident at this year’s Sailfest wondered why they don’t send that water to the lake.

Over 2.7 million acres surrounding Great Salt Lake have been designated as a sentinel landscape by the federal government for its importance to national defense and conservation.

As Great Salt Lake water levels hit record lows, it took the sailing community with it. But as levels return, so too the sailors.