Utah's Brigham Young University's report on the Great Salt Lake crisis and solutions is available for the public.
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Utah’s Governor proclaims suspension of new water appropriations
In an effort to conserve the Great Salt Lake, Utah's Gov. Spencer Cox issued a proclamation that suspends new use applications. But with supply already over appropriated, the action might be moot...
Increasing salinity levels are threatening the Great Salt Lake's ecosystem. The problem is driven by drought and diversions of upstream fresh water sources.
With Utah's Great Salt Lake drying up at an alarming level, a group of young environmental activists staged a die-in at the lake, calling for the state government to take more action.
The Great Salt Lake continues to drop to record-breaking levels
Utah's Great Salt Lake continues to shrink, breaking historic records. Officials are calling for urgent action.
Conservation groups funded to help diffuse Utah’s environmental bomb
The Great Salt Lake is shrinking, with about two-thirds of it gone. The loss of water and dry lake bed, which is a source of toxic dust, and has been characterized as "an environmental nuclear bomb"...