Great Salt Lake’s drying bed releases massive greenhouse gases
New research reveals the drying bed of the Great Salt Lake is releasing millions of tons of greenhouse gases, highlighting a previously overlooked climate change contributor.
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PERC partners with Utah to restore the Great Salt Lake
Utah partners with free market environmentalism think tank PERC to use voluntary water transfers to restore the Great Salt Lake.
Agencies finalize plan for saving Utah’s Great Salt Lake
Utah Division of Natural Resources and US Bureau of Reclamation finalize a detailed plan to assess water resources, forecast demand, and develop sustainable solutions to save the declining Great Salt Lake.
Bill on Utah Lake study to aid Great Salt Lake raises concerns
Utah bill mandates a study of Utah Lake’s water quality and other values and raises the potential of using the lake to aid the shrinking Great Salt Lake.
Report: conserved water is not restoring the Great Salt Lake.
Utah State University report emphasizes need for effective water delivery to restore Great Salt Lake.
“Split season leasing” could aid both farmers and Great Salt Lake
“Split season leasing” would allow Utah farmers to sell water in the late season rather than irrigating, allowing water to flow to the Great Salt Lake. Under the legislative proposal, farmers would not lose their water rights.