"We need water to the lake." The Great Salt Lake dropped to a record low in 2022, alarming the public and political leaders ...

Lawyers for Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, American Bird Conservancy, Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra ...

as a solemn reminder of what could happen if the Great Salt Lake dried up. Communities around the lake are dealing with all sorts of problems with dust coming off its dried lakebed. Dust lingers ...

The Great Salt Lake is on the verge of collapse ... As the lake’s surface area shrinks, toxic dust formerly trapped on the lakebed is exposed and causes significant air pollution.

More dry lakebed getting exposed could send arsenic-laced dust into the air that millions breathe. “A lot us have been talking about the lake as flatlining,” said Lynn de Freitas, executive director ...

This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative ... It’s a key contributor to dust flying around the Wasatch Front during wind storms. Thankfully, Utah has had two great ...

"Utah residents threatened by toxic dust from Great Salt Lake," and "windy conditions have led to dust advisories," a Fox News headline said Wednesday. The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater ...

The Great Salt Lake, which shrunk to a historic low in 2022 as a result of water diversions, drought and impacts from climate change, remains several feet below what is considered a “healthy ...

SALT LAKE CITY—To complete a nonstop 4,000-mile flight, Wilson’s phalarope needs fuel. The tiny inland shorebird famed for its reversed gender roles often finds that food in the Great Salt Lake.

Its decline sparked public alarm with an exposed lake bed whipping up toxic dust (arsenic is among the naturally occurring chemicals in the Great Salt Lake), reduced snowpack and other impacts to ...