(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new Utah license plate will benefit preservation of the Great Salt Lake. The plate has a five-character license plate serial in blue on a white background, Utah in red lettering above, and “Restore, Preserve, Protect” in blue letters across the bottom. On the left […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State officials say the record runoff isn’t enough to save the Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake Coordinator said the increased water levels have brought the state more time to implement more long-term solutions. Officials say water levels rose about five and a half […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is naming his pick to be the new Great Salt Lake Commissioner. Cox announced yesterday he’s selecting Brian Steed for the position, who also serves as executive director of Utah State University’s Institute for Land, Water and Air. In a statement, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah political leaders are looking for someone to help guide efforts to save the Great Salt Lake. Governor Cox, House Speaker Brad Wilson and Senate President J. Stuart Adams interviewed several candidates for the position of Great Salt Lake Commissioner yesterday. Wilson tells that he […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Yesterday was the first day the Central Utah Water Conservancy District opened the floodgates to redirect 50-million-gallons of water into the Great Salt Lake. This is something that the agency says it’ll do each day for the next couple of weeks to help replenish the […]
(Layton, UT) — Governor Cox is calling attention to measures passed by state lawmakers designed to help preserve and protect the Great Salt Lake. The governor held a ceremonial bill signing yesterday at a wetland preserve near the lake. Cox signed a bill that created an oversight position to guide […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers will have a great deal to discuss before they return to the State Capitol for their next session in January. Interim committees will be holding hearings throughout the year and the topics up for discussion were released yesterday. Lawmakers will keep working on […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Great Salt Lake is rising as record snowfall has ruled Utah since the year began. Yesterday, the lake measured three feet higher than falling to a historic low last November. The dramatic improvement in the water level has come before true runoff has started. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Great Salt Lake has risen two feet since falling to an all-time low last November. The state Department of Natural Resources said on Tuesday the rise is a direct result of this winter’s epic snowfalls and inflows into the lake. Division of Water Resources […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to do even more to help save the Great Salt Lake. The church recently donated 57-hundred shares of water to the lake, which is enough to fill a reservoir. A high-ranking official with the church […]
