The Great Salt Lake has shrunk to the lowest levels ever recorded. Through rigorous journalism, innovative storytelling and unique community outreach, the Great Salt Lake Collaborative explores solutions to save this critical body of water.
The Great Salt Lake Collaborative: A Solutions Journalism Initiative
We are group of news, education and media organizations that have come together to better inform and engage the public about the crisis facing the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it is too late.
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Israeli agriculture experts collaborate with Utahns on water-saving practices
04-19-2024 by Ben Winslow
DAMMERON VALLEY, Utah — The deserts of southwestern Utah make a good place to grow wine-making grapes. "We're lucky to have a good source...
The Great Salt Lake has a chance to be healthy again for the first time in over a decade
04-19-2024 by Adam Small
SALT LAKE CITY — In a couple of months, the Great Salt Lake has a chance of reaching its healthy range for the first time in over a decade...
Large amounts of water sent to Great Salt Lake ahead of spring runoff
04-19-2024 by Mike Anderson and Michael Houck
LAYTON — While Utah did not have a record water year this year, water managers say there is so much water that some is being sent into the G...
West Haven-based Trace Minerals supports latest Great Salt Lake legislation
04-17-2024 by Ryan Aston
WEST HAVEN — House Bill 453, which establishes new parameters for mineral extraction companies operating on the Great Salt Lake, was signed...
‘Great Salt Lake is our future’: Utah youth aim to inform, collaborate and inspire change
04-17-2024 by Vanessa Hudson
They meet with alfalfa farmers, lobby lawmakers and talk easily about the impact of Great Salt Lake on the economy — all while thinking abou...
A new plan for the Great Salt Lake Basin is out. Will it help?
04-16-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Plan tackles a number of ways to help the ailing saline body of water, basin The Utah Division of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclam...
How a productive March changed Great Salt Lake's spring outlook
04-11-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake was already expected to receive a strong boost from this year's snowpack, but projected inflows are now...
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