Great Salt Lake sits at just 34.9% full, and long-range forecasts point to a warm, dry winter—putting the lake on pace to revisit, or exceed, its record low by next year. Meanwhile, dust storms are reaching communities hundreds of miles from the lake, and public pressure is building for lawmakers to take stronger action.
Thanks to persistent reporting from local and national journalists, the story of Great Salt Lake’s decline is staying in the headlines. Their coverage shines a light on the consequences of losing Great Salt Lake and the urgent choices now facing Utah.
Here’s a look at the latest coverage on Great Salt Lake. To get weekly Great Salt Lake news coverage delivered to your inbox, sign up at greatsaltlakenews.org.
Mentions of Grow the Flow or Executive Director Ben Abbott
- KSL NewsRadio: 2025 snowpack forecast alarms Great Salt Lake advocates
- KSL.com: Early winter outlooks leave Great Salt Lake advocates on edge
- The Washington Post: As the Great Salt Lake dries up, clouds of dangerous dust blow into boomtowns.
- The Washington Post (Video): The Great Salt Lake’s dangerous dust story
- Fox 13: Great Salt Lake dust makes it all the way to Utah County
- KPCW: Utah scientists discuss dangers of Great Salt Lake toxic dust.
- ABC4: $53M boost for Great Salt Lake amid critical water levels, toxic dust fears
Lake Levels & Outlook
- The Salt Lake Tribune: How much snow can Utah skiers expect for the 2025-26 season? You may want to brace yourself.
- FOX 13: Great Salt Lake drops to a low, kicking off forced conservation measures
- KSL.com: Great Salt Lake drops back to a ‘really bad’ level, but expert sees silver lining — for now.
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Great Salt Lake again dips to ‘scary low level’
- ABC4: Low Great Salt Lake levels trigger forced conservation efforts
- Utah Public Radio: Rising selenium in Great Salt Lake and more on Behind the Headlines
- FOX 13: Utah’s water storage drops 10% in a month
- KSL-TV: Over 90% of Utah in drought status, conditions likely to worsen
- KUER: Utah has water problems. Now what if the megadrought lasts another 25 years?
- Deseret News: How is the health of the Great Salt Lake?
Dust & Public Health
- The Boston Globe: Great Salt Lake in Utah is disappearing. New Englanders should be concerned.
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Proposed Great Salt Lake dust monitoring network sidesteps federal standards
- Sierra: Why the Shrinking Great Salt Lake Is a Public Health Crisis
- The Nation: The Great Salt Lake Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Policy, Funding & Industry Oversight
- Utah News Dispatch: As water levels dwindle, Utah Legislature might address Great Salt Lake during a special session
- FOX 13: Great Salt Lake issues to be part of Utah Legislature’s special session
- KUER: Waiting for your Great Salt Lake license plate? Check the mailbox in 4–6 weeks
- FOX 13: A Utah lawmaker wants more action to help get water into the Great Salt Lake
- KSL.com: Great Salt Lake is back on the decline. It’s also receiving $53M to help save it
- FOX 13: Cha-ching! Why is the Great Salt Lake set to get a massive infusion of cash?
- FOX 13: Utah seeks to shut down US Magnesium’s operations on Great Salt Lake
- Newsweek: Great Salt Lake Restrictions Enacted as Water Levels Drop
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Great Salt Lake gets a plan for companies wanting to pump its water
- KSL.com: Utah unveils new water distribution plan for Great Salt Lake mineral extraction companies
- KSL.com: New survey shows Utahns support environmental protections, think politicians could do more
Science & Research
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Is there life on Mars? The Great Salt Lake may hold some clues.
- SciTechDaily: Scientists Uncover Mysterious “Oases” on the Drying Shores of the Great Salt Lake.
- The Salt Lake Tribune: A solution to the Great Salt Lake’s blowing dust might lie deep beneath its surface.
- University of Utah: It may be stinky and buggy, but scientists say Great Salt Lake is worth saving
- ScienceDaily: Scientists reveal how just two human decisions rewired the Great Salt Lake forever
- University of Utah: The 8,000-year history of Great Salt Lake and its watershed is recorded in sediments.
- Discover Magazine: Great Salt Lake Changed More in the Last 200 Years Than in Millennia — And It’s Because of Us.
- Grist: From sea monkeys to Great Salt Lake gold
- Fox13: Could a tax tweak help the Great Salt Lake?
- ABC4: Utah Geological Survey using new tech to understand the Great Salt Lake
Conservation & Wildlife
- KSL-TV: Improvements at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge to improve water management
- KSL.com: Utah could bring bighorn sheep back to another Great Salt Lake island.
- UPR: Here’s how drought affects fish — and what anglers can do about it
- KSL NewsRadio: Conservation expert urges responsible water use.
- KSL-TV: Utah officials promote water-wise yards for long-term conservation
- Utah Public Radio: Great Salt Lake changes may be affecting Utah’s snowy plovers
Agriculture