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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Mormon Church donates water shares to aid the Great Salt Lake
03-16-2023 by Kim Bojórquez
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will donate 20,000 acre-feet of water to the Great Salt Lake in an attempt to save the shrin...
LDS Church to permanently donate thousands of acre-feet of water to the Great Salt Lake
03-16-2023 by Leia Larsen
The gift has been months in the making, and represents the first major private sector commitment to saving the imperiled lake. The Church...
Governor signs Great Salt Lake bills into law
03-16-2023 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox and Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson signed a series of bills into law aimed at water conservation and sa...
Church of Jesus Christ donates 5.7K water shares to the Great Salt Lake
03-15-2023 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has agreed to donate 5,700 water shares that will send more than 20,000 acr...
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