Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt has a long list of ways the 2002 Winter Games moved Utah forward, including the rapid ...

Toxic dust from the drying Great Salt Lake is a threat to Utah's health and future. State regulators and lawmakers must ...

Utah’s phenomenal, record-breaking winter has already given the Great Salt Lake a boost ... one good year isn’t going to solve our problems.” An impressive 1.4 million acre-feet have ...

The Great Salt Lake now generates around 15 dust events ... eye irritation, sinus problems and wheezing. Contemporary articles from the L.A. Times, before the state forced the city to mitigate ...

And the Great Salt Lake isn’t unique ... among other health issues. Owens Lake has been among the largest sources of dust pollution in the nation. The City of Los Angeles has spent more than ...

Terminal lakes, like the Great Salt Lake, are ones where water can flow ... year buys us some time to work on some of these long term issues,” including water rights and installing meters ...

The Great Salt Lake has been in trouble for a few decades now thanks to overuse and drought—problems supercharged by climate change. Overall, the lake has dropped a total of 11 feet since it ...

Last November, the Great Salt Lake, the largest saline lake in the ... where the briny water of the lake laps against land, Utah’s water issues also become air issues. “It’s like a bathtub ...

The proclamation blocks anyone from diverting un-allocated water, ensuring more water can get into the Great Salt Lake. It does continue to allow existing water rights to be used. "Extreme drought ...

Here's what the Olympics did for Utah in 2002, and what could happen when the state hosts another Winter Games in 2034.