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Causeway 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...

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Drought 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. Brad Silver’s bonds with the Great Salt Lake go deep. His family actually...

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Low 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...

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Low 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...

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Researchers 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...

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Great 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...

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State Chooses Western-Most Parcel For Prison Site

State officials have narrowed down the specific parcel of land where Utah’s new state prison will be built. But some environmentalists say they need more information to feel comfortable with that...

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Low Water Has High Potential Impact On Great Salt Lake Ecosystems, Economy

Low water on the Great Salt Lake is raising concern. The worries are economic and ecological as the water dips close to the lowest level it’s ever been.

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Ecology Prompts Delay Of Causeway Breach

Union Pacific Railroad is delaying plans to breach a causeway that separates the north and south arms of the Great Salt Lake.

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Great Salt Lake Causeway Breach Set For December

A long-awaited breach in the Great Salt Lake Causeway could begin as soon as next week.

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Great Salt Lake Shorelands Now Has "A Tour Guide In Your Pocket"

There’s always a lot going on at the wetland fringe of the Great Salt Lake, where as many as 6 million migratory birds hang out for at least part of the year.

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Great Salt Lake Becomes 'Wings And Water' Classroom

The Wings and Water program is wrapping up for the year at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve with 4th graders from Kaysville Elementary.

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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,...

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Great 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...

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KUER 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...

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Great 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...

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KUER 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...

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Utah 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,...

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Railroad 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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Causeway 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 for...

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