Environment

A DNR Division of Law Enforcement official sitting on his snowmobile while checking on people on th...
Andrew Adams

DNR Division of Law Enforcement monitoring people on the ice at Strawberry Reservoir

Department of Natural Resources new Division of Law Enforcement officers are setting out to monitor people on the ice at Strawberry Reservoir.
3 days ago
Two avalanches slide side by side in Big Cottonwood Canyon with a view of the Salt Lake Valley in t...
MARIAH MAYNES

Utah avalanche danger: Considerable in Salt Lake region, warning issued for Logan

Utah avalanche danger was rated as considerable in the Salt Lake area, per a forecast published by the Utah Avalanche Center. Farther north, a warning was issued for the Logan region.
8 days ago
FILE - Smoke lingers over a neighborhood devastated by the Eaton Fire, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, C...
DORANY PINEDA ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crews clean up from LA wildfires, some residents furious over hazardous waste

Now, as crews clean charred remains from the Los Angeles wildfires, she worries about a new potential source of contamination: a site to process hazardous debris from the Eaton Fire.
8 days ago
Firefighters were urging caution around lakes, ponds, and other bodies of water with icy surfaces a...
Andrew Adams

Firefighters urge caution around thinning ice after Stansbury Lake rescue

Firefighters were urging caution around lakes, ponds, and other bodies of water with icy surfaces after a man fell through the ice at Stansbury Lake Saturday night.
8 days ago
A skier crosses a bridge in the snow in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Sunday. Parts of Utah are in li...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Atmospheric river prompts storm warning in parts of Utah this weekend

Parts of Utah are in line for some heavy snow after a relatively dry January.
10 days ago
As thick haze sat over Salt Lake Thursday, doctors urged people to be strategic when exercising out...
Andrew Adams

Doctors urge people to be strategic with exercise in winter inversion

As thick haze sat over Salt Lake Thursday, doctors urged people to be strategic when exercising outdoors in winter inversion conditions.
11 days ago
Peter Sinks is pulling some of the coldest temperatures in the country, dropping to 56 below zero j...
Mike Anderson

Why Peter Sinks gets some of the coldest temperatures in the US

Peter Sinks is pulling some of the coldest temperatures in the country, dropping to 56 below zero just over a week ago.
13 days ago
A basketball is stuck in the net outside of a residence destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Paci...
Associated Press

Southern California rain helps but creates flooding risk and ash runoff

Rain fell on parts of Southern California on Sunday and the scattered showers were expected to continue overnight, boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires.
15 days ago
More than 60 Utah firefighters returned home Sunday after a 17-day deployment to California, where ...
Shelby Lofton

Utah firefighters return home after battling California fires

More than 60 Utah firefighters returned home Sunday after a 17-day deployment to California, where they assisted in battling the devastating wildfires that have plagued the Los Angeles area.
15 days ago
The exterior of the Salt Lake City Public Library in Salt Lake City on July 27, 2021. Salt Lake Cit...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Salt Lake City eyes this location for the start of Green Loop project

A "linear park" that could circle downtown Salt Lake City within the next decade has taken another step toward reality.
15 days ago
This image provided by the Ministry of Defence shows the iceberg, known as A23a, on Nov. 25, 2024, ...
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Ice wall the size of Rhode Island heading toward island off Antarctica

The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals.
18 days ago
A crew of Utah firemen are sharing a story of hope amidst the destruction from the California fires...
Shelby Lofton

Utah firefighters help California man recover belongings after home loss

A crew of Utah firemen are sharing a story of hope amidst the destruction from the California fires.
22 days ago
FILE - Residents embrace in front of a fire-ravaged property after the Palisades Fire swept through...
Michael R. Blood and Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

Other dangers mean residents who fled fires a week ago won’t be going home soon

It has been more than a week since two massive fires forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the Los Angeles area, and officials said Thursday that residents won’t be going home soon.
25 days ago
American avocets search for food on a sand bar at the Great Salt Lake, near Magna on September 24, ...
Adam Small, KSLNewsRadio

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.
27 days ago
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.
27 days 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.
29 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.
1 month 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.
1 month 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, […]
1 month 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.
1 month 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.
1 month 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. 
1 month 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.
1 month 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.
1 month ago

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