News & Events
U.S. settles with U.S. Magnesium, the largest producer of magnesium metal in the Northern Hemisphere, for alleged illegal disposal of hazardous waste at Rowley, Utah facility
Magnesium metal producer commits to process changes to treat its waste streams to remove dioxins, furans, hexachlorobenzene and PCBs to reduce environmental impacts from its operations 01/19/2021 Contact Information: Richard Mylott (mylott.richard@epa.gov) 303-312-6654 SALT LAKE CITY -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced…
2019-2020 Annual Report
Thank you for your continued support. To access our 2019-2020 Annual Report, click here.
Utah’s Fremont Island is sold to conservation buyer
By Brian Maffly published November 12, 2020 A conservation buyer has acquired Fremont Island, the Great Salt Lake’s third-largest and only privately owned island, from would-be developers who envisioned a 12,000-unit subdivision on the 2,943-acre island in Weber County. The moves sets the stage for the sensitive island’s permanent protection. The…
Salty Science Series with Great Salt Lake Institute
You are invited to the Salty Science Series with Great Salt Lake Institute! Are you expecting a typical story about lake ecology? You may be disappointed as there is nothing typical about Great Salt Lake nor this time in Earth’s history. In a new book, lake experts partnered to reframe…
Promontory Point landfill again seeks permit to take out-of-state waste
By Leia Larsen A landfill facility on the tip of Promontory Point, and only a few hundred yards from the Great Salt Lake, has indicated it will again apply for a Class V permit that will allow it to receive waste from other states. The Promontory Point Resources, or PPR,…
Can conserving water save the Great Salt Lake?
by Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Nov 1, 2020, 6:00pm MST SALT LAKE CITY — The Dead Sea, bordering the West Bank, Israel and Jordan, is drying up at a rapid rate, leading to the formation of more than 5,000 sinkholes that are swallowing roads and other infrastructure. Utah’s Great Salt Lake is…
More...
In this section...
Why We Care
-
We live along the Great Salt Lake, one of the most extraordinary natural features in North America. I do not believe we, as a community, have honored its rarity. Our lack of intimacy toward this inland sea is not out of neglect, but of ignorance. We do not know the nature of this vast body of water that sparkles and sings. If we did, the shores of the Great Salt Lake would look different.
Terry Tempest Williams, FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake Advisory Board