Bear River

A man on a bike photographs the sunset at the Great Salt Lake, June 13, 2024, near Salt Lake City.

The enforcement of storm drain pollution that affects Great Salt Lake is hit or miss

Eric S. Peterson

The Utah Investigative Journalism Project reviewed 174 reports made to the state spills database from 2019 through the first half of 2024 that specifically related to pollution of storm drains and some of the main surface waters that feed the Great Salt Lake.

FILE- Local officials issued evacuation orders for at least 20 homes as temperatures spiked and snowmelt coursed through the streets on, April 12, 2023, in Kaysville, Utah. As the winter's record snowpack melts and cascades down from the Rockies, Utah lawmakers on Wednesday, May 17 set aside millions of dollars to prepare for potentially historic flooding.

Politics & Government

Utah allocates millions to prepare for flood damage after wet winter

Associated Press

Utah lawmakers have allocated a total $40 million toward flood management after Wednesday's special session.

Gunnison Island, a key breeding ground for American White Pelicans in the northwest corner of the Great Salt Lake, as seen from the air, Aug. 3, 2022.

Politics & Government

2 Utah Dems want to funnel more water and money into the Great Salt Lake

Saige Miller

The proposed policies from Sen. Nate Blouin and Rep. Joel Briscoe are backed by water conservation advocacy groups.

Northwestern Shoshone spiritual leader Rios Pacheco introduces the Wuda Ogwa restoration site.

Race, Religion & Social Justice

Northwestern Shoshone bring new life to the site of the Bear River Massacre

Will Walkey

In 2018, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation purchased land in Southeastern Idaho. For decades it was used for farming. But that hid a much darker history. Now, there are efforts to restore the land.

Science & Environment

Environment Report Says License Should Be Denied for Bear River Narrows Dam

Judy Fahys

A scenic stretch of the Bear River just north of the Utah line has been eyed for years as the proposed site for the Bear River Narrows Dam.But staff for…

Science & Environment

Agency Agrees With Critics of Proposed Dam

Judy Fahys

Federal regulators are snubbing plans for a new dam on the Bear River in Idaho that’s has lots of local critics.The Twin Lakes Canal Company in Idaho…