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We saw new water law in action in two important ways this week: First, the 2022 establishment of the Utah Watershed Enhancement Trust (plus additional water leasing legislation) will result in 10,000 more acre-feet of water flowing into Great Salt Lake th...
Now that we are officially reaching the end of summer, I am frequently asked how the Great Salt Lake has fared so far this year. The answer is a mixed bag. We are better than we have been in the prior few years but still well below historical averages.
Welcome to September! It has been another exiting week at the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air. We are pleased to announce we have entered a partnership with Rio Tinto Kennecott. The company has pledged $450,000 over three years to ...
More than half of the respondents are very concerned about drought/lack of water, poor air quality, and the drying of Great Salt Lake. View the full report or download the pdf version.
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