Spring runoff flowing into the Great Salt Lake has officials cautiously optimistic, although a dry and warm April is slowing some of that momentum, and a recent report from the National Weather Service is pointing to a hot and dry summer. “One of the reasons we haven’t seen more gains on the Great Salt Lake […] The post Forecasts predict a hot and dry summer. What does that mean for the Great Salt Lake? appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
As the spring runoff is about to get underway, a small nonprofit is giving Utah officials, scientists and reporters a valuable perspective on the Great Salt Lake: a bird’s-eye view.
A bill to establish more regulatory controls on mineral extraction companies involving the Great Salt Lake and to increase their compensation to the state moved out of a legislative committee on Tuesday. Read more on why its sponsor say it is important.
This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it is too late. IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — Not everyone gets to turn their hobby into a career. Declining water levels at the Salton Sea, which has lost about a third of its water supply in the past 25 years, jeopardize the future of his business.