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.
Latest News
Most Utahns are willing to pay higher taxes or water bills to help refill the Great Salt Lake. Here’s how much.
10-17-2026 by Leia Larsen
A new Weber State University survey shows Utahns are willing to shell out real money to preserve the lake into the future. Note to reader
Locals run 260 miles 'where the water was' to raise awareness for Great Salt Lake preservation
10-14-2026 by Arianne Brown
SALT LAKE CITY — Runners and cyclists from in and around Salt Lake City are circling the Great Salt Lake over the course of five days — tota
New documentary spotlights Great Salt Lake decline, potential health risks
10-12-2026 by Amy Nay
Free screenings of “The Lake” are scheduled at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. daily through Thursday at the Broadway Centre Cinemas. Watch on YouTube
Youth Coalition for Great Salt Lake takes over KRCL RadioACTive
10-08-2026 by Lara Jones
Wednesday, Sept. 30: RadioACTive passes the mic to the Youth Coalition for Great Salt Lake, a group of youth activists campaigning to spark
Salt Lake City Council members agree to slow down sale of land near Great Salt Lake to the state
10-08-2026 by Alixel Cabrera
While a state agency says it aims to conserve the area, environmentalists and neighboring landowners have objections to the sale of 900 acre
Video: Great Salt Lake tracker returns as the lake falls below 30% full
10-06-2026 by Nate Larsen
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Great Salt Lake is now below 30% of its natural volume, and a billboard along the Wasatch Front is back to remind
Researchers say they’re getting closer to answers on Great Salt Lake dust
10-06-2026 by Annie Knox
As the Great Salt Lake plunges back toward a historic low, key questions about the dust kicking up from the dry lake bed and its effects on
Events
One Last Flush: Utah Retires Toilet Rebate Program October 31
September 03, 2026 12:00 am - October 31, 2026 11:30 pm
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