They created the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust, funded with $40 million to offer farmers compensation for leasing water in ways that benefit the lake. In 2023, the state established ...

Clocking in at roughly 35 miles wide and 75 miles long, the Great Salt Lake is the largest natural saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere. The lake's name comes from the nature of the water ...

The leases and donations mostly have been handled through the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust, set up with a $40 million appropriation by Utah lawmakers. The trust is operated jointly ...

Utah’s capital city officially received a financial boost as it seeks to preserve 200 acres of wetlands by the shores of its ...

Great Salt Lake (GSL), Utah, U.S.A. is the largest lake in the western United States and the fourth largest terminal lake in the world. A railroad causeway across Great Salt Lake, Utah (GSL) has ...

A judge has refused to reject a lawsuit against the state of Utah that accuses leaders of not doing enough to save the Great Salt Lake. Third District Court Judge Laura Scott ruled that a ...

Beneath the drying lakebed of Great Salt Lake lies a toxic reservoir of heavy metals – arsenic, lead, mercury, and more – poised to become airborne, endangering the millions of people living ...