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Lawmakers approve tighter controls on mineral extraction at Great Salt Lake

Editor’s note: 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 ...

Park manager says West Davis Highway can boost tourism at Antelope Island

Editor’s note: 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 ...

Powder Mountain development prompts concern for limited water supply

EDEN — Nestled amid three ski resorts in Ogden’s upper valley, this mountainside town (population about 900) grapples with growth and how to manage one of its most critical resources — water. Last September, billionaire and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings purchased a controlling ...

Compass Minerals to abandon lithium extraction on Great Salt Lake

Editor’s note: 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 ...

Utah DWR seeking to restore stream habitat with beaver dam analogs

WEBER COUNTY — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has announced the construction of several beaver dam analogs at a Northern Utah wildlife management area with the aim of restoring stream habitat. In total, 45 beaver dam analogs were built last summer and fall within the Cinnamon Creek ...

Invasive phragmites are needlessly sucking water out of Great Salt Lake

Editor’s note: 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 ...