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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These 3 Great Salt Lake-related bills pass their first test. Here's how they'd help the lake
02-09-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Hannah Freeze and her husband were on their Box Elder County farm when they started brainstorming what would become HB410,
Utah taxpayers now own U.S. Magnesium's bankruptcy assets
02-09-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah now officially owns U.S. Magnesium's bankruptcy assets, with a federal judge in Delaware signing an order
Utah lawmaker wants state to match $200M Great Salt Lake fundraising effort
02-09-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's philanthropic community came together last year to pledge $200 million toward efforts to get water back to the Great
Why this winter could test Utah's protocols for the Great Salt Lake
02-09-2026 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake basin experienced a normal snowpack last year, even if it was a mixed bag everywhere else. That hasn'
Bleak snowpack report triggers alarm on Utah's Capitol Hill
02-09-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A report from the Natural Resources Conservation Service showing that Utah's snowpack is now at a record low has caused ala
Video: Nearly 1,000 rally at Utah's Capitol to save the Great Salt Lake
02-05-2026 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Roughly 1,000 people sang, danced and demonstrated on Utah's Capitol Hill on Saturday to save the Great Salt Lake. "Becau
5th annual ‘Rally to Save Our Great Salt Lake’ makes a splash on Capitol Hill
02-05-2026 by Will Ruzanski
As Gov. Spencer Cox pledges to fill the Great Salt Lake by Utah’s 2034 Olympic Games, conservation advocates question the plan’s feasibility
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