The shoreline of the Great Salt Lake, near Magna on Sept. 24, 2024. (Photo: Scott G Winterton, Deseret News) "It isn't just a thing that environmentalists care about, but it's a thing that ...

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

Using a cowbell, tambourine and some “country accents,” three Utah teens recently created a call-to-action for the Great Salt ...

Like any work of art, the value of Spiral Jetty — easily the most recognizable artwork in Utah — depends on how you look at it. Jaimi Butler, the coordinator of Westminster College’s Great ...

At least one other art project is also in the works. Andrew Shaw, special projects coordinator for the Arts Council who has been tasked with overseeing the "Wake the Great Salt Lake" program, said ...

Utah's Great Salt Lake. Footen, who works for a company called Earthviews that creates maps of aquatic and terrestrial environments, noticed how much conditions have worsened. "So 30 years ago, we ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Thursday it would award Salt Lake City a grant of up to $1 million to commission temporary public art installations that represent the plight of the Great Salt Lake.

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is the largest body of water in the western hemisphere without an outlet to the sea. Its levels fluctuate naturally, but scientists say the record-low water levels the ...

The Great Salt Lake released 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2020, researchers found — more evidence that dried-out lakes are a significant source of emissions.

Wake the Great Salt Lake was one of eight applicants chosen to receive a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge to focus public art on civic issues. The "Stay Salty ...