One of Americas most unique ecological landmarks is disappearing. The Great Salt Lake, once the largest saline lake in the Western Hemisphere, sticks out on maps of the United States as a large spot ...

A new study outlines the options and costs for managing dust from the Great Salt Lake. Leaving it untreated could be an ...

Utah’s Great Salt Lake hit its lowest recorded water-surface elevation in November 2022, capping a decades-long decline that state and federal researchers have linked to a combination of drought and ...

The shore of Great Salt Lake (left) is pictured alongside its historic shoreline (right). The Spiral Jetty lies between them on the dry and dusty lakebed. (Photo courtesy of Bryn Watkins) As the ...

The loss of the Great Salt Lake would be an environmental disaster with health and economic effects far beyond Utah’s borders. The state is taking action, but critics say it’s not doing enough.

Secrets of the Great Salt Lake will showcase the remarkable story of the lake’s formation and its importance to the people and wildlife of Utah. Utah’s Great Salt Lake is drying up, foretelling a dire ...

The Great Salt Lake is hovering just above its record-low 2022 elevation, when it began to slide toward ecological collapse. There is little relief in sight. A hot, dry summer has left Utah facing ...

As the search for solutions to the shrinking Great Salt Lake continues, researchers at Utah State University opened up conversations with the biggest water users in the state: farmers. Among the ...

Note to readers • Leia Larsen is a reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune. She spent a year as a New York Times Local Investigations fellow examining the intersection of politics and environmental issues.