Gov. Cox Chooses a New Great Salt Lake Commissioner

Utah governor appoints new Great Salt Lake commissioner

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has picked a new leader tasked with helping save the shrinking Great Salt Lake. Hannah Freeze, who most recently served as deputy of the state’s Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner, will replace former commissioner…

Gov. appoints new Great Salt Lake commissioner

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 22, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed Hannah Freeze to serve as Great Salt Lake commissioner. Freeze succeeds Brian Steed in the position. “Hannah understands that protecting the Great Salt Lake requires cooperation from people across the basin,” Cox said. “She has earned the trust of agricultural producers, water users, conservation leaders and our state and federal partners. Her experience, pract…

Gov. Cox chooses a new Great Salt Lake Commissioner

Governor Spencer Cox has named Hannah Freeze as the next Great Salt Lake Commissioner, an increasingly important position that carries out policies designed to save the lake.

Gov. Cox appoints Hannah Freeze as Great Salt Lake commissioner - Utah Policy

Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Hannah Freeze to serve as Great Salt Lake commissioner beginning July 22. Freeze succeeds Brian Steed and most recently served as Great Salt Lake deputy commissioner. “Hannah understands that protecting the Great Salt Lake requires cooperation from people across the basin,” Gov. Cox said. “She has earned the trust of agricultural producers, water users, conservation leaders and our state and federal partner…

Most Salt Lake County residents concerned about Great Salt Lake decline

Residents of Salt Lake County, Utah, are highly concerned about the shrinking Great Salt Lake, according to new University of Utah–led research examining local perceptions of the lake's health and its economic and environmental impacts.

New assessment maps priority habitat for Great Salt Lake’s 12 million birds

SALT LAKE CITY — A new scientific assessment identifies the wetlands, waterways and agricultural lands that conservationists say will be critical to protecting the roughly 12 million birds that depend on the Great Salt Lake each year. The National Audubon Society released its Great Salt Lake Birds and Habitat Assessment on June 30. The report combines bird population data, climate projections, land-use information and hydrologic modeling to iden…