Environment

American avocets search for food on a sand bar at the Great Salt Lake, near Magna on September 24, ...
ADAM SMALL

What’s on tap for Great Salt Lake in 2025 Utah General Legislative Session

Great Salt Lake is once again expected to be a topic of discussion and action for Utah lawmakers in the 2025 Utah General Legislative Session, which starts next week.
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64 firefighters from various departments in Utah continue to trade off on 24-hour shifts, helping w...
Mike Anderson

Utah firefighters working long shifts to help battle California fires

64 firefighters from various departments in Utah continue to trade off on 24-hour shifts, helping where they can in Southern California.
2 hours ago
Homes along Pacific Coast Highway are seen burn out from the Palisades Fire, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025,...
CHRISTOPHER WEBER and HOLLY RAMER

24 dead as fire crews try to corral Los Angeles blazes before winds return

At least 16 people were missing, and authorities said that number was expected to rise.
2 days ago
FILE - The Palisades Fire burns vehicles and structures in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Lo...
MELINA WALLING

Climate change may have contributed to wild weather that upended life in the US

Even more dire, four of the six agencies said it was the first full year Earth went beyond a warming threshold seen as critical to limiting the worst effects of climate change.
3 days ago
According to wildfire risk assessment maps, parts of Utah are considered high risk for wildfires. A...
Brian Carlson

Parts of Utah considered high risk for wildfires

According to several wildfire risk assessment maps, parts of Utah are also considered high risk. KSL 5 News discovered how you can tell what Utah areas face the highest threat.
5 days ago
A bird flies over the Great Salt Lake State Park in Magna on Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Marielle Sco...
Adam Small, KSL NewsRadio

New study says Utahns, especially farmers, need to cut water use by 35% to save Great Salt Lake

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY — Despite Utahns’ efforts to save and conserve water for Great Salt Lake over the last few years, […]
7 days ago
A bald eagle is tested for lead poisoning at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah in...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Utah wildlife center calls for changes after bald eagle dies of lead poisoning

A wildlife rehabilitation center in Utah is again calling on hunters to switch to lead-free ammunition after a bald eagle died of lead poisoning.
7 days ago
Snowstorm brings crowds to Park City resort where seasonal employees are still on strike on Dec. 29...
Shara Park

Park City strike impacting operations, leaving skiers and execs frustrated

Long lift lines and limited trail access have left visitors to Park City Mountain Resort frustrated as ski patrollers continue to strike.
8 days ago
Wasatch Backcountry Rescue skiers search the remnants of an avalanche at Big Cottonwood Canyon in C...
MARIAH MAYNES

Avalanche danger remains high; backcountry travel discouraged by UAC

Utah Avalanche Center’s danger forecast remained high on upper elevations Sunday afternoon. Backcountry skiers were advised to avoid avalanche terrain. 
9 days ago
The Great Salt Lake as seen Thursday from the north end of Stansbury Island in Tooele County. Exper...
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Adam Small, KSL NewsRadio

Great Salt Lake makes new gains to start new year. What does it need in 2025?

The waters of Great Salt Lake are rising to begin the new year, and experts hope that run will continue after recent storm activity within its basin.
9 days ago
FILE - A gray wolf is pictured on July 16, 2004, at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Min...
Alton Barnhart

Gray wolf illegally killed, US Fish and Wildlife Service seeks information

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service needs help finding a suspect involved in the illegal killing of a gray wolf back in September.
12 days ago
Alta Ski Area in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Nov. 22. (Laura Seitz, Deseret News)...
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com

1 dead in Big Cottonwood Canyon avalanche, marking 2nd avalanche death in 3 days

One person was killed in an avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday.
14 days ago
Forecasters with the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center say recent fresh snow has created an unsa...
Mike Anderson

Forecasters urge caution as avalanche danger remains high along Wasatch Front

Forecasters with the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center say recent fresh snow has created an unsafe layer on top of weak snow along the Wasatch Front.
14 days ago
Avalanche outlooks remain dangerously high in the backcountry of Logan's mountains, according to th...
Alton Barnhart

Avalanche danger remains high in Logan mountains

Avalanche outlooks remain dangerously high in the backcountry of Logan's mountains, according to the Utah Avalanche Center.
16 days ago
The Gunlock Reservoir in southern Utah as its lower than average....
Alex Cabrero

Utah reservoirs average 75% full, St. George area abnormally dry

While the warm weather might feel nice in southern Utah, it's coming at a price for the reservoirs in the area.
18 days ago
initially proposed as a day-use site, 55 acres of land in Cedar Canyon was recently approved for th...
Alysha Lundgren, St. George News

BLM plans campground in one of Cedar Canyon’s ‘most scenic locations’

Initially proposed as a day-use site, 55 acres of land in Cedar Canyon was recently approved for the construction of a new campground.
21 days ago
desert tortoise in its native habitat in Washington County. A federal decision issued Friday on a p...
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com

Lawmakers disapprove of federal decision to endorse southern Utah highway alternative

A federal decision issued Friday on a proposed highway in Washington County "blatantly disregards" Utah voices and the law, Utah's congressional delegation says.
24 days ago
Farmer and rancher Coby Hunt stands next to idle irrigation equipment in one of his fields near the...
David Condos, KUER 90.1

Utah wants to shore up its Colorado River share with a water ‘savings account’

Across Utah, farmers are experimenting with ways to tighten water use as drought and population growth pressure the state’s water resources.
26 days ago
utah's snowpack...
ALLESSANDRA HARRIS GURR, KSL NewsRadio

Utah’s snowpack is slightly below normal, but not a concern yet

Utah’s snowpack levels are currently below normal, but water officials say they aren’t too concerned yet.
27 days ago
A sidewalk covered in snow after a major snowstorm in Utah....
Emma Benson

Avoid winter-related injuries with these safety reminders

As temperatures drop and snow falls, emergency departments see a surge in winter-related injuries.
1 month ago
Health officials are investigating an illegal dumping near the Salt Lake County landfill, pictured ...
Andrew Adams

Health workers investigate massive illegal dumping case near Salt Lake City county landfill

Health workers on Tuesday confirmed they were investigating a massive illegal dumping case involving thousands of tires, among other discarded junk.
1 month ago
Strong winds (pictured) and wet weather will blow through the Northeast this week. This snapshot sh...
Elisa Raffa, CNN

Atmospheric storm threatens travel trouble in the Northeast

A slow-moving and strengthening storm system fueled by an atmospheric river will span the entire East Coast on Wednesday and bare down on the Northeast with the worst of its wind and rain.
1 month ago
Volcanic ash covers a street at Bago City, Negros Occidental province, Philippines Tuesday, Dec. 10...
JIM GOMEZ

Evacuation of Philippine villages underway after major volcanic eruption

About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region Tuesday a day after a volcano briefly erupted with a towering ash plume.
1 month ago
Inversion conditions cloud vision, impact health in the Salt Lake Valley. (Chopper 5, KSL TV)...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Wasatch Front inversion to persist into the weekend, but air quality relief in sight

Utah continues to have some of the worst air quality in the U.S. amid the latest temperature inversion impacting the Wasatch Front, which began shortly after Thanksgiving.
1 month ago

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