Water

The lawn rebate program in St. George, Utah, has replaced enough irrigated grass to save 125 million gallons of water each year.

Deer, elk and fish face food scarcity, death and poor water quality after a wildfire has burned its course.

Tamarisk trees are a scourge on riverside ecosystems across southern Utah. Scientists hope their natural enemies, tamarisk beetles, can help local ecosystems fight back.

The Southwest megadrought that began in 2000 could continue until 2050 or maybe even the end of the century. That would mean tough choices for Utah and the Colorado River Basin.

Gov. Spencer Cox wants Utahns to celebrate Pioneer Day responsibly, “especially when it comes to fireworks with the drought that we're having and the fire danger that is out there,” he said.

Rob Sowby, a civil engineering professor at Brigham Young University published research earlier this year on the role of public water systems in firefighting.

Between dams, diversions and a changing climate, the Colorado River doesn’t flow like it used to. Now, scientists and conservationists in Utah are working to give cottonwood trees a better chance.

As the wildfire approached Blubber Creek near Bryce Canyon National Park, nearly 100 native Bonneville cutthroat trout were caught with nets and hauled out of harm’s way.

This seasonal dance choreographed by Mother Nature marks a special time for the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is when residents clasp their hands, hoping for much-needed moisture to dampen the threat of wildfire and keep rivers flowing.

Back in February, Amy Haas, executive director of the Colorado River Authority of Utah, said it would be "folly" for the seven Colorado River states to take their negotiations to court.

Colorado River states appear to be coalescing around the early makings of a new plan to share water in a way that accounts for climate change.

The Utah Investigative Journalism Project reviewed 174 reports made to the state spills database from 2019 through the first half of 2024 that specifically related to pollution of storm drains and some of the main surface waters that feed the Great Salt Lake.