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Environmental Groups Secure Water Rights To Help Great Salt Lake

Environmental Groups Secure Water Rights To Help Great Salt Lake

By Porter Huntsman /October 12, 2021 /Local News

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A coalition of environmental groups is working with a Utah mining operation and state officials to secure more water for the Great Salt Lake. Rio Tinto Kennecott is donating excess water from its mining operations and will allow it to travel down the Jordan River […]

Wildlife, air quality at risk as Great Salt Lake nears low

Wildlife, air quality at risk as Great Salt Lake nears low

By Associated Press /July 6, 2021 /Local News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Great Salt Lake in Utah has been shrinking for years, and a drought gripping the American West could make this year the worst yet. The receding water is already affecting nesting pelicans that are among millions of birds dependent on the largest natural lake […]