But Utah Rep. Ray Ward, a Republican from Bountiful who’s also a doctor, said he hears more concerns about inversion than he does about dust. The Great Salt Lake contains arsenic and other metals.

“It concerns everyone,” Yamane says. “It’s now on the forefront of every Utahan’s mind.” And the Great Salt Lake isn’t unique. Many of the world’s saline lakes are facing a double ...

Just in time for tourist season, billions of brine flies are hatching at the Great Salt Lake. Although they've got a bad reputation among humans, ...

The state is trying to bridge the gap in its monitoring network, a state environmental scientist said, but it is "exceedingly difficult" to set up new stations.

The Great Salt Lake's levels reached an all-time low for the second-straight year in 2022, which exposed more of its toxic lake bed to the public while resulting in concerns about the lake's ecology.

Utah officials have further raised concerns about the amount of water ... looking out for the best interests of the imperiled Great Salt Lake. “This is a great project,” said CEO Kevin ...

But local issues have played outsize roles in state ... Water that is typically diverted from rivers and snowfall into the Great Salt Lake is being sent elsewhere, causing the lake to reach ...

The Great Salt Lake is the largest saline lake left in the ... Dust storms and air pollution, born out of a dried up lake bed, is also a major concern for Utah residents. Scientists have also ...

The Great Salt Lake typically rises and then falls about 2 feet every year, with snow and then summer heat. But ...

WEBER COUNTY, Utah — Flood mitigation and preserving the Great Salt Lake are at the top of mind for many in the state, but fortunately, one is greatly helping the other. On Thursday, the Weber ...