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Utah lawmakers get a look at Washington County's water, growth demands

September 20th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Mitigating dust from a shrinking Great Salt Lake could cost more than a billion dollars to fix, a new report from the Utah State Legislature's Auditor General found.

Great Salt Lake's dust could cost $1.5 billion to fix with costs 'skyrocketing' as more lakebed is exposed

September 20th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Photo by: Russ Slade, FOX 13 News

GSL license plate nears halfway mark

September 14th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Utah settles with U.S. Magnesium over years of environmental violations

September 14th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Lawsuit filed against Utah demanding action to save the Great Salt Lake

September 7th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Salt Lake City Council considers a new plan for Northpoint

September 7th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Brine shrimp forecast for Great Salt Lake looks good, state officials say

August 24th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Environmental experiments on Utah Lake could lead to solutions to restore it

August 24th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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As the Great Salt Lake declines and toxic dust events increase with intensity, they will disproportionately affect residents of Tooele County and the west side of Salt Lake City, according to a recent NASA study.

Some Utahns at higher risk of exposure to toxic dust from Great Salt Lake, study finds

August 24th 2023 by Jenna Bree / Fox 13

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Utah legislature to re-examine mineral extraction on Great Salt Lake

August 23rd 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Photo by: Mike Rank, FOX 13 News

Environmentalists say inland port site threatens Great Salt Lake

August 17th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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New Great Salt Lake commissioner warns of 'tough choices' ahead to save the lake

August 17th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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State scrutinizing company over lithium extraction from Great Salt Lake

August 17th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Sandy City launches water conservation app

August 10th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Environmentalists seek to elevate the Great Salt Lake in local policy decisions

August 10th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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How to get a new Great Salt Lake license plate

August 10th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Great Salt Lake trust offers millions for wetland protection

July 21st 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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'People's Great Salt Lake Summit' seeks to push elected leaders to do more

July 19th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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The pink appearance of the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake looks quite different from the typical blue-green water seen near the Marina. Photo courtesy FOX 13 News

The surprising pink color of Great Salt Lake's northern portion explained

July 19th 2023 by Darienne DeBrule / Fox 13

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Salt Lake County Council scrutinizes water districts over proposed property tax hikes

July 19th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Brian Steed, right, speaks with FOX 13 News reporter Ben Winslow in June 2023. Steed is the Great Salt Lake Commissioner, a powerful new position in Utah government. He will come up with plans to reverse the lake's historic declines and make it thrive. The position even gives him the ability to override other state agencies' decisions if it means protecting the lake.

The new Great Salt Lake Commissioner is ready to help save the lake

July 5th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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A special turf that uses less water in Utah's drought is growing in popularity

July 5th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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A giant crane lifted larger boats back into their slips at the Great Salt Lake marina Tuesday, a fantastic sign that water levels continue to look promising. (Photo courtesy FOX 13 News).

Boats put back in Great Salt Lake marina as water levels rise

June 7th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Utah Senate committee confirms Great Salt Lake commissioner

June 6th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Bills on landscaping, crops and dedicating water to Great Salt Lake to be resurrected

June 1st 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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SLC looks to preserve a chunk of Great Salt Lake land as development encroaches

May 23rd 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Lawmakers look to import some Israeli water policies to Utah

May 17th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Steed named to oversee Great Salt Lake efforts

May 15th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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The Washington County Water Conservancy District has made a big hire that could lead to some significant conservation changes for southwestern Utah. (Courtesy FOX 13 News)

Washington County's new water conservation boss looks to tackle turf

May 12th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Diverted water helping Great Salt Lake, reducing flood concerns

May 11th 2023 by Darienne DeBrule / Fox 13

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Utah leaders close to picking a new 'Great Salt Lake czar'

May 11th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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View of Great Salt Lake on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from Ecoflight tour. Courtesy FOX 13 News.

Great Salt Lake experts take to the sky to view lake's recent growth

May 4th 2023 by Mythili Gubbi / Fox 13

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Utah increases incentives to get you to ditch your lawn

May 4th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Crops grown outside Kinneret, Israel, on March 30, 2023. (Ben Winslow / FOX 13 News)

What Utah can take back from Israel when it comes to water savings, and what gets lost in translation

May 2nd 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Joel Ferry, Executive Director of the Utah Dept. of Natural Resources, tastes a strawberry grown as an experiment in the Negev Desert on March 28, 2023. (Ben Winslow / FOX 13 News)

Strawberries in the Desert: From drip irrigation to vertical gardens, Utah officials learn how Israel does more with less water

May 2nd 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Dawn in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 30, 2023. (Ben Winslow / FOX 13 News)

Utah leaders look to Israel to help save the Great Salt Lake

April 30th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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50 million gallons of water begins daily diversion to Great Salt Lake

April 25th 2023 by Jeff Tavvs / Fox 13

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Utah lawmakers plan to revisit how you pay for water

April 24th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Courtesy Great Salt Lake State Park

Boats back in the Great Salt Lake Marina thanks to rising water levels

April 19th 2023 by Melanie Porter and Jenna Bree / Fox 13

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Utah in 'uncharted territory' with record-breaking snow, Cox warns

April 6th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Great Salt Lake rises 3 feet above historic low set in November

April 6th 2023 by Jeff Tavvs / Fox 13

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Utah's snowpack is now 201% of normal and climbing

April 5th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Great Salt Lake rises 2 feet since historic low

March 23rd 2023 by Jeff Tavvs / Fox 13

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West-facing rendering of the new Church Office Building plaza. The new grounds will feature more perennials, less grass and 30% more trees. Turfgrass is being reduced by 35% and annuals by 50%. All turfgrass will receive 35-40% less water from June to September. Photo courtesy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

LDS Church says it plans more Great Salt Lake, water conservation measures

March 23rd 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs Great Salt Lake bills into law. Courtesy FOX 13 News

Governor signs Great Salt Lake bills into law

March 16th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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A canal that ferries water from the LDS Church to the Great Salt Lake. Photo: Ben Winslow, FOX 13 News

LDS Church donates water to Great Salt Lake

March 15th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Even with massive snowpack, conservation key to Utah's drought and Great Salt Lake

March 15th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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A major air quality bill just got revived and is passing the Utah legislature

March 3rd 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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What water projects are in Utah's new $28 billion budget?

February 27th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Great Salt Lake bills start to advance in Utah's legislature

February 23rd 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Photo by: Ben Winslow, FOX 13 News  Members of Save Our Great Salt Lake talk to lawmakers outside the House chamber.

Utah lawmakers urged to do more — and faster — to save the Great Salt Lake

February 21st 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Utah legislature eyes changing approach to saving Great Salt Lake

February 15th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Air quality bill will be changed to target U.S. Magnesium

February 15th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Why strategic forest thinning won't help save the Great Salt Lake

February 12th 2023 by Jenna Bree / Fox 13

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Students perform dance to raise awareness to shrinking Great Salt Lake

February 12th 2023 by Mythili Gubbi / Fox 13

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Bill bans HOAs from requiring lush, green lawns

February 12th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Great Salt Lake 'strike team' tells lawmakers to push conservation, commit water

February 8th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Utah Senate passes bill offering more money to get rid of lawns

February 6th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Cox issues emergency order to raise Great Salt Lake causeway berm

February 4th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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After Great Salt Lake bill stalls, some question legislature's commitment

February 3rd 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Small caucus of Utah lawmakers will push Great Salt Lake bills

February 1st 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Utah State Legislature turns focus to water conservation, Great Salt Lake

January 30th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Water, Great Salt Lake bills to be unveiled in the Utah State Legislature

January 29th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Bills begin to be introduced to save the Great Salt Lake

January 25th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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'Celebrating small wins;' Great Salt Lake rises a foot since historic low

January 18th 2023 by Jeff Tavvs / Fox 13

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Will Utahns get paid more green for their grass?

January 15th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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'On my watch we are not allowing the lake to go dry,' Utah's governor says of Great Salt Lake

January 13th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Researchers, environmental groups call for 'emergency rescue' of Great Salt Lake

January 11th 2023 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Reports call for more water saving measures and help for the Great Salt Lake

December 15th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Emergency water releases going into the Great Salt Lake

December 7th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Utah looks to expand cloud seeding to help with drought, Great Salt Lake

December 6th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Bill upending how Utahns pay for water gets dammed up in the legislature

December 2nd 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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To help the Great Salt Lake, Utah may pay farmers to not grow crops

November 28th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Great Salt Lake levels stabilize — for now

November 22nd 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Cox issues proclamation cutting off some water diversions to help the Great Salt Lake

November 18th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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New research and initiatives to help save the Great Salt Lake

November 18th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Environmental group says changing Utah’s tax laws could put 20% more water in Great Salt Lake

November 16th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Workers with Foxtail Turf remove the grass from Patricia Council's North Las Vegas yard, replacing it with artificial turf on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.

Video: Las Vegas incentivizes removal of green turf. Should Utah?

November 13th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salvador Polanco-Gamez, a conservation aide with the Las Vegas Valley Water District, patrols in Summerlin, a community in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. When runoff water from a home's sprinklers reaches the street, Polanco-Gamez stops to document the situation and notify the homeowner.

Video: Las Vegas has tough restrictions on outdoor landscaping. Would it work in Utah?

November 13th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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How much it might cost to build a pipeline to fill the Great Salt Lake

November 6th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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The shore of the Great Salt Lake on Stansbury Island on Saturday, March 26, 2022. (Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Utahns will have to brace for 'painful steps' as Great Salt Lake shrinks

November 6th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Great Salt Lake so low, water level measurement system no longer works

October 26th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Property tax bill could end a free ride for many water users in Utah's drought

October 22nd 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Lone Pine, California, with the Owens Lake dry lakebed in the background, is pictured on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Hope for Owens and why the Great Salt Lake presents a challenge beyond Mono and Owens

October 12th 2022 by Max Roth / Fox 13

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Dust kicks up on the north shore of Mono Lake in Mono County, California, on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Mono Lake and a possible roadmap to secure GSL's right to exist

October 11th 2022 by Max Roth / Fox 13

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67, the tribal historic preservation officer for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, poses for a photo at her home on the reservation near Lone Pine, California, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Owens Lake: A marvel of engineering and an environmental disaster

October 10th 2022 by Max Roth / Fox 13

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One of Mono Lake’s iconic tufa formations is pictured on the south shore of the lake in Mono County, California, on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Deseret News Spenser Heaps

Pitfalls and possibilities: A video introduction to the project

October 9th 2022 by Max Roth / Fox 13

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Romney calls for 'aggressive' water conservation in Utah's drought

October 3rd 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Despite historic lows, Great Salt Lake pumps keep running — just in case

September 28th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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'It was critical': Berm raised to help save the Great Salt Lake

September 26th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Conservation is helping keep Utah's drought from being worse, state officials say

September 21st 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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All of northern Utah at risk for toxic dust from shrinking Great Salt Lake, scientist tells lawmakers

September 20th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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The state of Utah will implement the "turf buyback" program this spring. (Screenshot FOX 13)

Get paid to get rid of turf and switch to water-saving tech

September 19th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Annual 'Friends of Great Salt Lake' clean-up event sees record turnout

September 16th 2022 by Mythili Gubbi / Fox 13

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SLC's drought tolerant turf is such a hit, other communities in Utah want some

September 15th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Great Salt Lake a sovereign entity 'worthy of legal rights,' group says

September 13th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Cox says more money will be needed for water conservation, save Great Salt Lake

September 1st 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Group pitches Utah lawmakers on a pipeline to the Great Salt Lake

August 29th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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Photo by: John Eulberg, FOX 13 News  Rep. Joel Ferry, R-Brigham City, appears at his Senate confirmation hearing to lead Utah's Department of Natural Resources.

Saving the Great Salt Lake is 'top priority,' Utah's new natural resources boss says

August 26th 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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A specially-created blend of grass called "SLC Turf Trade" uses at least 30% less water than others, while still looking green.

This grass can save Salt Lake City residents water and money in Utah's drought

August 23rd 2022 by Ben Winslow / Fox 13

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