by Sam Hawkins | May 8, 2025 | Blog Post
A recent New York Times article has once again put the crisis facing Great Salt Lake on the national stage. The piece lays bare what many Utahns already know: unless major reductions in water use happen fast, the lake’s ongoing collapse could set off cascading...
by Sam Hawkins | Apr 29, 2025 | Blog Post, Grow The Flow Updates
Images 1,2,4 by Carmen Valdez, Senior Policy Associate for The Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah), taken near Saltair. Image 3 from Jake Dreyfous, Managing Director of Grow the Flow, taken near the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Salt Lake City, UT — On...
by Sam Hawkins | Apr 25, 2025 | Blog Post, Grow The Flow Updates
Each spring, Great Salt Lake transforms into one of the most important stopovers for migratory birds in the Western Hemisphere. About 12 million birds—representing 339 different species—visit the lake’s ecosystem each year. As part of the Pacific Flyway, Great Salt...
by Sam Hawkins | Apr 16, 2025 | Blog Post
This legislative session, we were proud to partner with University of Utah students who brought fresh energy and real impact to our efforts on the Hill. Their lobbying recap video captures some of the momentum we built together—and the numbers speak for themselves: 92...
by Sam Hawkins | Apr 16, 2025 | Blog Post, Grow The Flow Updates
This Tuesday, April 22, the Provo City Council will vote on whether to adopt a tiered water rate structure—a change that would adjust what residents pay based on how much water they use. This approach is grounded in years of analysis and expert recommendations and...
