Great Salt Lake
Learn more about the crisis the Great Salt Lake faces and what can be done to keep it healthy.
Together with the Great Salt Lake collaborative, the KSL NewsRadio team brings you the latest on issues concerning the lake.
Featured Stories
Here’s what U. researchers are learning about dangers associated with Great Salt Lake dust
As more of the beach of the Great Salt Lake becomes exposed, concerns ramp up around the dust emitted by the dry lakebed.
18 hours ago
Utah’s rainfall in August was above normal
The state's rainfall levels in August were much higher than average this year.
7 days ago
Research explores dangers of inhaling dust from the Great Salt Lake
Research from the University of Utah is telling a story of how inhaling dust from the Great Salt Lake can be dangerous.
11 days ago
LISTEN: Historic water agreement for the Great Salt Lake reached
Both the CEO of Compass Minerals and the DNC Executive Director told KSL at Night that this deal is a huge win for the Great Salt Lake.
14 days ago
Compass Minerals, State of Utah reach deal that will send water to Great Salt Lake
Compass Minerals and Utah land managers announced a deal that will send over 200,000 acre feet of water to Great Salt Lake.
14 days ago
The summer heat could cost the Great Salt Lake more water than normal, lose much of its year-long progress, officials say
The Deputy Great Salt Lake Commissioner said the lake normally loses 2 to 2.5 feet every summer from evaporation and upstream diversions.
25 days ago
Organizations work to count shorebirds that stop by Great Salt Lake
Several organizations teamed up to count how many migratory birds stop by the Great Salt Lake.
1 month ago
Year long analysis studies movement of Great Salt Lake Basin
A year-long analysis on the Great Salt Lake Basin has just wrapped up. One of the project's researchers shared details.
1 month ago
Utah received money to study the harmful effects of Great Salt Lake dust. It just hasn’t spent it.
While funding for monitoring the health effects of dust from the exposed bed of the Great Salt Lake exists, it hasn't yet been put to use.
2 months ago