Setting New Standards for the Great Salt Lake
The Utah Division of Water Quality has begun a long-term project to set new pollution standards for the Great Salt Lake. The lake contains significant levels of toxic pollutants such as arsenic, lead,...
View ArticleGreat Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Attract Unique Blend of Public and Private...
The Great Salt Lake occasionally smells strange during the summer and then there’s the “lake effect” in the winter. But within the waters of North America's most salty lake lies a unique variety of...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Wednesday January 16, 2012
Utah’s Attorney General calls for an investigation into the bribery allegations brought against him, KUER’s Bob Nelson goes shrimping on the Great Salt Lake, and Utah schools see the lowest...
View ArticleGreat Salt Lake Minerals Scales Back Expansion
Great Salt Lake Minerals is scaling back its expansion plans along the eastern and western shores of the lake – and environmentalists are applauding.
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Wednesday April 24, 2013
The public turns out in droves to discuss the Sugar House Streetcar, Great Salt Lake Minerals is scaling back their expansion plans, and the Medicaid Community Workgroup meets at the capitol for the...
View ArticleUtah Companies Hit By Drop in World Potash Market
The world market for potash took a hit last week when a Russian marketing consortium fell apart. That could cause some difficulty for companies doing business in Utah.Potash is used for fertilizer,...
View ArticleRailroad Repairs Will Cut Water Flow in the Great Salt Lake
The Union Pacific Railroad is planning to start repair work on its causeway across the Great Salt Lake. But it means closing off the culverts that allow water to pass between the north and south...
View ArticleCauseway Could Be the Key to Controlling the Great Salt Lake
The railroad causeway across the Great Salt Lake was built in 1959, and since then it’s permanently altered the lake’s natural water flow. Making changes to it could have unanticipated consequences...
View ArticleDrought Cuts Season Short for Great Salt Lake Boaters
Drought is shrinking the Great Salt Lake. So, boat owners enlisted a big crane this week to haul their boats out of the water.
View ArticleLow Water Prompts New Concern for Great Salt Lake
Water levels in the Great Salt Lake have dropped close to record low, prompting the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council to talk about how that low water affects everyone and everything that depends on the...
View ArticleLow Water Creates Great Salt Lake Experiment
A one-of-its-kind science experiment is in the making as the northern arm of the Great Salt Lake hits its lowest level in modern history.Thirteen miles of railroad track stretches between Promontory...
View ArticleResearchers Warn About Impacts of Shrinking Great Salt Lake
Researchers say the Great Salt Lake is on its way to completely drying up. Officials from Utah State University and the Utah Division of Water Resources released a white paper detailing the impact...
View ArticleGreat Salt Lake Bird Festival Explores Distinctive Habitat
The 18th Annual Salt Lake Bird Festival is taking place this weekend. The event is one of the most unique bird festivals in the country and allows people to explore the distinctive habitat the Great...
View ArticleSetting New Standards for the Great Salt Lake
The Utah Division of Water Quality has begun a long-term project to set new pollution standards for the Great Salt Lake. The lake contains significant levels of toxic pollutants such as arsenic, lead,...
View ArticleGreat Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Attract Unique Blend of Public and Private...
The Great Salt Lake occasionally smells strange during the summer and then there’s the “lake effect” in the winter. But within the waters of North America's most salty lake lies a unique variety of...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Wednesday January 16, 2012
Utah’s Attorney General calls for an investigation into the bribery allegations brought against him, KUER’s Bob Nelson goes shrimping on the Great Salt Lake, and Utah schools see the lowest...
View ArticleGreat Salt Lake Minerals Scales Back Expansion
Great Salt Lake Minerals is scaling back its expansion plans along the eastern and western shores of the lake – and environmentalists are applauding. In 2009, Great Salt Lake Minerals asked the Army...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Wednesday April 24, 2013
The public turns out in droves to discuss the Sugar House Streetcar, Great Salt Lake Minerals is scaling back their expansion plans, and the Medicaid Community Workgroup meets at the capitol for the...
View ArticleUtah Companies Hit By Drop in World Potash Market
The world market for potash took a hit last week when a Russian marketing consortium fell apart. That could cause some difficulty for companies doing business in Utah. Potash is used for fertilizer,...
View ArticleRailroad Repairs Will Cut Water Flow in the Great Salt Lake
The Union Pacific Railroad is planning to start repair work on its causeway across the Great Salt Lake. But it means closing off the culverts that allow water to pass between the north and south arms...
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