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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park in Utah on March 10, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How Does Utah Use the Colorado River?

By Vanessa Hudson, News Writer February 6, 2023

    As Utah continues to expand and lakes and rivers dry, it is important to consider one of the West’s major water sources — the Colorado River.  The Colorado River only accounts...

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....

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

Bringhurst: Utah Legislature Ignores Climate Change Amid Ongoing Drought

By Maggie Bringhurst, Opinion Writer February 5, 2022

  Utahns have grown increasingly aware of the disastrous implications of the state’s ongoing drought, including the looming threat to the Great Salt Lake. But concerns are largely met with inaction...

A portion of the The Weight of a Cloud by Tiana Birrell that is currently featured at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Climate Dystopia Displayed at the UMOCA with ‘the weight of a cloud’

By Drew Reynolds, Arts Writer December 3, 2021

  Walking into UMOCA’s Exit Gallery, one wouldn’t realize they are entering a sort of uncanny valley. The lush green landscapes and flowery imagery draws you in, but upon closer inspection,...

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

Big Campus, Big Responsibility: U Conserves Water During Ongoing Drought

By Kelsey Earl and Kayleigh Silverstein September 14, 2021

  Late August and September of 2021 have brought unusual amounts of rain to the University of Utah's campus. However, as of Sept. 12, 71.35% of Salt Lake County was in "exceptional drought" status...

Boats pulled out of the marina at the Great Salt Lake State Park due to low water levels in Magna, Utah on July 28, 2021. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Shadley: We Must Adapt to Save the Great Salt Lake

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer August 6, 2021

  Salt Lake City’s namesake faces an existential threat. The expansive, briny lake already reached its historic low earlier this summer, on July 26. Most years, the Great Salt Lake doesn’t...

University of Utahs rising junior, Angeline Bourgeault, collects samples for her Field Botany class along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in Salt Lake City on June 13, 2021. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soter: Utah Needs More Than Prayer to Save Us from the Drought

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor June 16, 2021

  On June 4, Utah made national headlines after Gov. Spencer Cox declared a Weekend of Prayer, encouraging his constituents to pray for rain to alleviate the state’s current drought. Cox’s...