Microplastics are an urgent issue in the Great Lakes. Learn what’s causing them, how it affects health and what you can do.

The state is trying to bridge the gap in its monitoring network, a state environmental scientist said, but it is "exceedingly ...

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To help shape what that will look like, UIPA brought in Joel Ferry, director of Utah’s Department of Natural Resources and an influential leader on Great Salt Lake issues, as a non-voting board ...

The level of the Great Salt Lake in Utah reached a record low in 2022 ... The reduction in the lake's volume poses ecological and economic issues for Utah—but also public-health concerns ...

The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah. New research from ...

The Great Salt Lake is a terminal lake ... “This does say it’s a concern and it’s definitely worth continuing to look at,” Kelly added. Utah’s Division of Air Quality points out the ...

As Utah's Great Salt Lake shrinks, exposing more of its playa, concerns grow about the dust the dry lakebed emits. But scientists lack the data to fully understand what pollutants are present in ...

The Great Salt Lake is the largest saline lake left in the ... Dust storms and air pollution, born out of a dried up lake bed, is also a major concern for Utah residents. Scientists have also ...