The Great Salt Lake Enters 2026 Uncomfortably Close to Record Lows

The Great Salt Lake enters 2026 uncomfortably close to record lows

The Great Salt Lake has struggled for years with overconsumption in its watershed, along with a warming climate that’s speeding evaporation. With a dry start to winter, the lake rang in 2026 uncomfortably close to record lows.

Here's what bills the Utah legislature plans to help the Great Salt Lake

HUNTSVILLE, Utah — Bill White is doing a first-of-its-kind deal to help the Great Salt Lake."We’re leasing 645 acre feet, which is somewhere between a quarter and a third of the water rights we hold," the...