The Great Salt Lake in the United States poses a growing threat to 1.2 million residents. Record-low water levels and toxic ...

Since November 2024, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 eared grebes have died along the Great Salt Lake, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

A new study finds the biggest factors behind Great Salt Lake shrinking is reduced stream flow from the Bear, Weber, and ...

Since November, more than 15,000 wild birds have died along the shore of the Great Salt Lake from avian influenza (or bird flu), according to state officials.

the lake directly supports 9,000 jobs and $2.5 billion in economic productivity, primarily from mining, recreation, and fishing of brine shrimp. Exposed saline lakebeds (as the Great Salt Lake’s ...

Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Research on the Western ... The lake's extreme salinity levels make it inhospitable for fish but is an important source of products used in de-icing, water softeners and other ...

The National Congress of State Games on Monday named Salt Lake City as the host of the 2030 State Games of America. The ...

Salt Lake City's visitors and residents enjoy the area's many hiking trails, ample picnic spots, and swimming, boating and fishing opportunities. Great Salt Lake Park is one access point that's ...

The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah. New research from ...