A polluted tailings pond at the Kennecott Utah mine has sunk 20 feet or more, raising concerns that it has seeped contamination into the neighboring Great Salt Lake.But the state regulator charged ...

On a recent flight home to Salt Lake City, I gazed out the window and shuddered. The ground below was riddled with cracks.

Spiraling dangers from a dried-up Great Salt Lake would gradually spread well beyond its shores, a study warns, eventually threatening Utahns’ health and economic well-being.. Not only does the ...

Last year, Lake County partnered with the Salt Smart Collaborative, a group dedicated to addressing the “growing impacts of chlorides” on surface and groundwater resources, to host multiple in ...

Boatzon looked at the economic and environmental importance of the 10 largest lakes in the U.S. Lake sizes and locations are based on Census data.

Although the increased salination doesn’t impact drinking water, there are concerns for native ecosystems vulnerable to salinity, especially for inland lakes where salt can build up.