Chris Carlson is neither scientist nor scholar, but there may be few who understand the Great Salt Lake the way he does. For him, the lake is a sanctuary and he is a reverent devotee. It’s a place ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The largest saline lake in the Western Hemisphere--the Great Salt Lake--sits less than an hour from Utah's most famous ski resorts ...

The Wilson’s phalarope, a small migratory shorebird that depends on the Great Salt Lake as a refueling stop during its annual ...

The Utah Inland Port Authority announced new funding and partnerships that seek to improve the Great Salt Lake ecosystem.

Shawn Regan is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. The Great Salt Lake is in trouble. After the lake’s water level reached a historic low in 2022, Utah is experiencing its worst snowpack on ...

A Symphony of Disappearing Sounds for the Great Salt Lake, Olafur Eliasson, 2026 Marielle Scott A massive, glowing sphere recently appeared in a park in Salt Lake City, complemented by a layered ...

Last August, a dust storm swept across northern Utah, crossed the Great Salt Lake, and kept going, carrying toxic sediment more than 50 miles through heavily populated areas. Buildings disappeared ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Scientists are learning more about dust blowing off the exposed lake bed from the Great Salt Lake. "As conditions get drier and drier while we're in this drought, we can be more ...

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The U.S. just brought astronauts home from a Moon orbit for the first time in 50 years. The pride that followed this was real and deserved. I felt it. Then I thought about Utah, and felt something ...