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Participants at Rally To Save Our Great Salt Lake at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023.

‘Water is life’: Rally to Save Great Salt Lake Emphasizes Immediate Action

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer January 14, 2023

  The Great Salt Lake is drying up, and the people are crying out. Often turning their bodies to face the lake, 12 speakers joined hundreds of community members at a rally to “Save Our Great...

(Design by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Can of Worms: Episode 1 — Shrimpmageddon?

By Oliver Jones, Cambria Thorley, Elle Cowley, and Theadora Soter December 16, 2022

  This is a story about the Great Salt Lake's ecosystem and how it is being affected by the shrinking lake levels. Enjoy.   Transcript: Ollie Hello. Hello, everyone, and welcome to...

A flock of geese in the wetlands by the Antelope Island, Utah on Sept. 18, 2022.

U Professors Explain Why the Great Salt Lake is Shrinking

By Chandler Joost, News Writer November 14, 2022

  This year, the Great Salt Lake hit a record low level on July 3, when it reached a 4,109 feet, according to the Utah Division of Water Resources. The Great Salt Lake is the largest saline...

A backflow prevention pipe at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct. 22, 2022.

News x The Globe – Utah Universities Work to Alleviate Water Crisis Through Conservation Efforts

By Jacob Freeman and McCaulee Blackburn November 9, 2022

  Writers McCaulee Blackburn from The Globe and Jacob Freeman from the Daily Utah Chronicle produced this story together as part of the Chronicle’s November print issue focused on collaboration....

Marathon Petroleum Corporations Salt Lake City Refinery in Northern Salt Lake City on Oct. 4, 2021.

Lezaic: Don’t Abandon the West Side

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer November 9, 2022

  Having grown up next to the Jordan river, I’m familiar with the smell of polluted water. I went to a school where, on the other side of the fence at recess, farmers burned horse and cow manure....

The Utah State Capitol Rotunda on Friday, Feb. 12, 2020.

Cushman & Langley: Prioritize Utah’s Environment at the Polls

By KC Ellen Cushman and Jeffrey Langley Jr. November 1, 2022

  In the summer of 2020, Salt Lake City ranked fourth for worst air quality in the world. Our little state was among some of the most densely populated and polluted regions, despite being home...

Antelope Island in Utah on Oct. 5, 2022.

How the University of Utah is Working to Protect the Great Salt Lake

By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer October 10, 2022

  What the New York Times called “Utah’s Environmental Nuclear Bomb,” and Outside Magazine called “desolate” yet “also divine,” the Great Salt Lake is a salinated body of water that...

Local experts discusses possible solutions to save the Great Salt Lake at the Hinkley Institute of Politics on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sept. 21, 2022. (Photo by Deylan Gudiel | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Local Experts Discuss Great Salt Lake Drying Up, Emphasize Causes and Solutions

By Jacob Freeman, News Writer September 23, 2022

  Four panelists met at the Hinkley Institute of Politics on Wednesday, Sept. 21, to discuss the dire state of the Great Salt Lake. They answered questions from an audience weary of the drying lake’s...

The droughts effect on campus with view towards the Marriott Library on July, 24 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Utah Needs to Wage War on Grass in Public Spaces

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer May 20, 2022

  Recently, West Valley City replaced sections of grass at its city hall with artificial turf. After seeing it last well through winter, the municipality voted to officially legalize artificial...

The Water Conservation section at Red Butte Garden displays a variety of plants that thrive in Utahs dry climate on Friday, July 2, 2021 (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Stricter Drought Regulations Aren’t Optional Anymore

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer March 15, 2022

  In 2021, 90% of Utah experienced extreme drought. These drought conditions extended from 22 years of drought across much of the western United States. Scientists referred to this as a “megadrought,”...

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