Great Salt Lake
Alex Cabrero
South end of Great Salt Lake up nearly 4 feet since berm raised in February
Most Utahns know the Great Salt Lake is in danger as the effects of the drought shrunk the lake and water levels reached a historic low in 2022.1 year ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Matt Johnson, KSL TV
Lake Powell could rise 50 to 90 feet over the next few months
Federal water managers say they believe Lake Powell will rise anywhere between 50 and 90 feet this spring and summer after the nation’s second-largest reservoir dropped to its all-time low again earlier this year.1 year ago
Karah Brackin
Spring runoff water redirected to shrinking Great Salt Lake
To help regulate flooding concerns through the spring runoff season, water conservancy districts are coming together with a solution.1 year ago
Dan Rascon
Rush of water to Great Salt Lake means boats can return to marina
Utah residents are celebrating as the Great Salt Lake Marina boat ramps reopened Tuesday due to water returning to the bay.1 year ago
Alex Cabrero
Water levels rising on Great Salt Lake after series of storms
The southern part of the Great Salt Lake is up now up 3 feet from its historic low last year.1 year ago
Kyle Dunphey, Deseret News
Great Salt Lake: Cox urges scientists to ease up on ‘doom and gloom’ messaging
Cox urged the room full of scientists and activists to scale back on what he called the “doom and gloom,” celebrate incremental improvements, and be careful with messaging around the Great Salt Lake.1 year ago
Josh Ellis
Brine shrimp becomes Utah’s official state crustacean after Gov. Cox signs bill
The brine shrimp, a tiny crustacean that has lived in the Great Salt Lake area for at least 600,000 years, is now the official state crustacean of landlocked Utah.1 year ago
Carter Williams
‘It just keeps coming’: Warnings issued in Utah with wintry week ahead
Monday is officially the first day of spring, but it might not feel like that in parts of Utah.1 year ago
Tamara Vaifanua
Great Salt Lake symposium evaluates future, impacts of shrinking lake
Talks were underway Thursday on the University of Utah campus about the future of the Great Salt Lake, as part of the annual Stegner Center’s symposium.1 year ago
Carter Williams
Church of Jesus Christ donating 5.7K water shares to the Great Salt Lake
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has agreed to donate 5,700 water shares that will send more than 20,000 acre-feet of water to the struggling Great Salt Lake, Utah officials announced Wednesday.1 year ago
Mike Anderson
Is tree-thining a solution for saving the Great Salt Lake?
As we look for ways to raise the levels of the Great Salt Lake, some local leaders are pushing tree-thinning as a way to get more water downstream.1 year ago
Ben Winslow, FOX13 News
Great Salt Lake bill advances — but it’s watered down
A bill designed to shepherd water into the Great Salt Lake has cleared a House committee, but with a significant change.1 year ago
Kevin Eubank
Saving the Great Salt Lake is not going to be a quick fix
Getting the Great Salt Lake back to a comfortable water level is going to take a lot of precipitation and work.1 year ago
Kevin Eubank
More deep snowpack years needed to lift Utah from drought
Utah has had so many solid winter storms this season that we are well above the average for snowpack. But when it comes to the drought situation in Utah, this is not a one-and-done deal.1 year ago
Matt Rascon
KSL+: Snowpack, drought, and what comes next?
Winter kicked off with storm after storm and there are no signs of it letting up the rest of the season. The state of the drought is looking better.1 year ago
Carter Williams
New bill would create a Great Salt Lake commissioner — but some have concerns
A commissioner could soon oversee the Great Salt Lake's water levels and Utah's efforts to get water back into the lake. A bill creating such a position is being heard in the Utah Legislature.1 year ago
KSL TV
Sunday Edition: Social Media Bills, GSL Bills, and Online Safety Bill
This week on Sunday Edition, Doug Wright sits down with Utah Lawmakers at the State Capitol to dive into some of this year's big legislative issues.1 year ago
Matt Rascon
KSL+: What is Utah doing about its drought?
It’s been an issue in the state for decades and with the most recent shrinking of the Great Salt Lake, water has become a critical part of the conversation at the State Capitol.1 year ago
Mike Anderson
USU researchers search for source of Wasatch Front air pollution
Researchers are taking a close look at some major contributors to our air pollution, and how to combat the problem better.1 year ago
Jed Boal
UTA free fare year proposed to improve Utah’s air quality
The bipartisan Utah Legislative Clean Air Caucus unveiled several bills and appropriations Tuesday aimed at improving air quality in Utah.1 year ago
Shelby Lofton
Biologist explains why visitors are finding dead birds at Great Salt Lake shoreline
Thousands of birds have died this winter, many now washing ashore at the Great Salt Lake. A biologist explains what's causing the birds to die and what's being done to take care of the issue.1 year ago
Carter Williams
Cox orders Great Salt Lake causeway berm to be raised another 5 feet
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a new executive order Friday, calling on the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands to raise the Great Salt Lake causeway berm by 5 feet.1 year ago
KSL TV
Sunday Edition: House Speaker Vote, GSL Bills, Utah’s New State Flag
This week on Sunday Edition, we look at the new congress in Washington, D.C. and the divided House Republicans who struggled for days to elect a new House speaker, Utah lawmakers to take bold action to save the Great Salt Lake, and tate lawmakers will have the final vote on the new design for the new state flag.1 year ago
