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The plan from an Australian company, Anson Resources, has sparked concerns about the lithium project's potential water use, especially as the company seeks rights to water from a tributary of the Colorado River.
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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.
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Many farmers across the Mountain West grow alfalfa, which is dried into hay and fed to beef and dairy cattle. But it requires a lot more water than most crops.
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Recent research on where Utah ranks among dry states highlights the importance of checking our assumptions.
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Fortunately, leftover moisture from last year is still helping southwest Utah get by as it waits for this winter’s snowpack to pile up.
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Brine shrimp support a global food network, but the lakes that support the shrimp are in peril.
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Will Utahns need to adapt to a smaller, dustier salt lake? Or can the watershed unite to reverse its decline?
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The stink in both lakes is caused by hydrogen sulfide, which can pose a threat to humans and ecosystems in high enough concentrations.
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The limited snowfall could have big implications for the Colorado River, which gets most of its water from snow in the Rocky Mountains.
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Washington County wants to take what it learned in the first year of its turf replacement rebate program and double that number in 2024.
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At an annual meeting in Las Vegas, Colorado River policymakers said new rules may be a "messy compromise."
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Washington County’s Eden Technologies is building a way to get more freshwater from saltwater through desalination. A $250,000 investment from the new Utah Innovation Fund could help.