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The Great Salt Lake Is Disappearing — And It Could Spark a Toxic Dust Bowl
Utah’s Great Salt Lake, once a shimmering inland sea almost as large as Delaware, is shrinking at a staggering pace. Where ...
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Dust continues to impact Colorado River's water flow, Utah study finds
The Colorado River is a vital water source for a large chunk of the West, but dust continues to impact its reliability, a ...
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Utah could grab Colorado River water before it gets there, conservation group says
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A water grab is taking shape in Utah, where thirsty urban development north of Salt ... tributary of the Colorado River, providing about 40% of all the water that flows into ...
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Utah had a ‘relatively quiet’ year of water lawmaking. Two of its most important lakes are still struggling.
It’s been three years — and three legislative sessions — since the Great Salt Lake and ... professor at Utah State University and Director of its Center for Colorado River Studies, referring ...