Experts say the Great Salt Lake isn t the leading cause of dust in Utah. Desert playas where other lakes have already dried up \u2014 including the Great Salt Lake Desert to the west of the lake itself \u2014 along with gravel operations, construction and drought also cause dust storms.
Great Salt Lake's drying lakebed isn't 'toxic' or the biggest source of dust, experts say | News, Sports, Jobs standard.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from standard.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Are Great Salt Lake water levels and dust pollution linked? It's not clear, say experts and data. sltrib.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sltrib.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
From brine flies to brine shrimp to eared grebes to pronghorn and buffalo, the lake supports an exquisite ecosystem whose collapse is literally making people sick.
Rio Tinto Kennecott is developing a plan to extend the life of its Bingham Canyon mine until 2040. For those plans to happen, it needs to expand the eastern portion of its historic south impoundment to provide 100 million tons of tailings storage. What does that mean for Magna residents?