Environment & Outdoors

MILLCREEK — Coyotes are popping up more often in more Salt Lake neighborhoods. Millcreek is the ...
SHELBY LOFTON

‘They’re following people in our neighborhoods’: Millcreek sees uptick in coyote sightings

Coyotes are popping up more often in more Salt Lake neighborhoods. Millcreek is the latest city to report more coyote encounters.
3 years ago
Image of a snowman, created at Snowbird Ski Resort when the snow fell on Labor Day in 2023. The Nat...
Alexandrea Bonilla and Simone Seikaly

Ready for snow this weekend, northern Utah?

Snow is possible this weekend in northern Utah, namely in the Kings Peak and upper Cottonwood Canyons areas.
3 years ago
great salt lake shoreline...
Adam Small

Leonardo DiCaprio speaks up for Great Salt Lake

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio used his platform Monday to promote a petition aimed at lawmakers better helping Great Salt Lake.
3 years ago
The railroad causeway is breached on the Great Salt Lake on Wednesday. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, D...
Adam Small

Great Salt Lake levels still up from last year, north arm still near record lows

The north arm of the Great Salt Lake has has dropped even with our hefty 2023 snow pack causing high salinity.
3 years ago
A conservative approach to climate change. Rep. John Curtis speaks at the second annual Conservativ...
Derrick Jones

Rep. John Curtis taking constituent concerns back to Washington after in-state tour

Representative John Curtis from Utah's 3rd Congressional District provided a look at what he gathered during his in-state work period this summer.
3 years ago
In terms of the materials for building them, JayDee recommends redwood and cedar. (Canva)...
Michelle Lee

What to know about building raised garden beds

Are you a gardener who has limited space in your backyard? Then building raised garden beds is the way to go. JayDee Gunnell from USU Extension joined the KSL Greenhouse show with some tips.
3 years ago
The Bears Ears area (Scott G Winterton/Deseret News)...
Peter Johnston

Lawmakers want to restrict presidential power to create monuments in Utah

Lawmakers say the Antiquities Act of 1906 gives presidents unilateral power to declare monuments in Utah.
3 years ago
A man skateboards with an umbrella as it rains in Salt Lake City on Aug. 22. Utah water officials s...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

How impactful have this year’s monsoons been for Utah’s water supply?

All parts of Utah were listed as being in at least moderate drought this time last year, including more than 95% in severe drought or worse.
3 years ago
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Sana Noor Haq, Celine Alkhaldi and Eyad Kourdi

UN says most Libya flood deaths could have been avoided

Most of the deaths from the flash floods in Libya could have been avoided, according to the United Nations.
3 years ago
great salt lake shore -- Multiple agencies overseeing the Great Salt Lake want any mineral-extracti...
Adam Small

Great Salt Lake agencies want mineral-extracting companies to return water to lake

The agencies want any new mineral extracting agencies to put all of the water they use in the back into the Great Salt Lake.
3 years ago
A boy pulls a suitcase past debris in a flash-flood damaged area in Derna, eastern Libya, on Sept. ...
Rhea Mogul, Sana Noor Haq and Celine Alkhaldi

Morgues overwhelmed in Libya as floods death toll tops 6,000

The death toll from floods in Libya has risen to more than 6,000.
3 years ago
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Ben Winslow, FOX 13

GSL license plate nears halfway mark

A license plate created to bring awareness to the plight of the Great Salt Lake, needs another 250 people to sign up for it.
3 years ago
Members of the Great Salt Lake Collaborative work on an assignment in California in 2022. The team ...
Nicole Spearman, SLCC's The Globe

Great Salt Lake Collaborative wins journalism partnership award

Consisting of 21 news, education and media partners in Utah, the Great Salt Lake Collaborative took first place in the category of Excellence in Collaboration and Partnership.
3 years ago
Map image of the area in Murray where a cement company is applying for a conditional use permit, bu...
Aimee Cobabe and Simone Seikaly

Permit on hold in Murray after citizen concern

Legacy Materials wants to build a cement pouring facility but Murray residents question whether there's a possible health concern.
3 years ago
Utah State Parks officials planned to place about 35 boats at the Great Salt Lake Marina today. It'...
Britt Johnson

Company looking to harvest lithium from the Great Salt Lake

A private company wants to harvest the Great Salt Lake for lithium but it says it will put all the water back.
3 years ago
Image of Joel Ferry, director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, who said it is important...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah water official warns Utahns to stay vigilant on water use

Utah has inched its way out of extreme drought but an expert says now is not the time for complacency on water use.
3 years ago
wasps aka yellow jackets...
Michelle Lee

How to prevent being stung by a wasp

Outdoor gardening can present a few obstacles for humans, including sunburn, muscle fatigue, and being stung by a wasp. What’s happening? Is this the attack of the wasps?
3 years ago
Lee rapidly intensified into a strong tropical storm September 6 as it tracks over record-warm ocea...
Mary Gilbert

Hurricane Lee strengthens to Category 4 storm as it approaches the Caribbean

Hurricane Lee has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm.
3 years ago
Wheeler Farm starts a project to take down 130 trees....
Derrick Jones

130 trees are coming down in Salt Lake County

The project, which began on Tuesday, Sept. 5, aims to remove about 130 trees from the area, drawing both support and concern from residents.
3 years ago
Hikers explore a trail, hiking is good for health, be it mental or physical...
Mariah Maynes

Alta Ski Area to host annual tree planting day

Alta Ski Area's annual tree planting event is a step toward conservation of the land that many of us recreate in.
3 years ago
The chinchilla kit born at the Natural History Museum of Utah....
Mariah Maynes

Meet the chinchilla kit born at the Natural History Museum of Utah

A chinchilla kit has been born at the Natural History Museum of Utah. The museum is asking for visitors help in naming the newborn kit.
3 years ago
A view of flooding caused by heavy rain is seen in Gower Gulch near Zabriskie Point in Death Valley...
Forrest Brown

Rain has closed America’s driest, hottest national park

Due to rain, Death Valley has been closed for more than two weeks.
3 years ago
Image of condensation, indicating humid conditions. Utah feeling humid is nothing for our friends f...
Simone Seikaly

Humid Utah, is this the high desert’s new norm?

Utah reached a record-high dew point in August, signaling water vapor in warm air. It's just the latest water-record for Utah in 2023.
3 years ago
The Great Salt Lake and its shore are the subject of a lawsuit filed by environmentalists and conse...
Sam Herrera

Lawsuit alleges that Utah is failing to protect the Great Salt Lake

The lawsuit, filed by five conservation groups, alleged that the state has failed to get enough water to the Great Salt Lake.
3 years ago