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U of U: New Great Salt Lake Basin Dust Exposure Modeling Tool
This new modeling tool estimates dust exposure for different census tracts across northern Utah corresponding to different Great Salt Lake water level
Apply for our Doyle W. Stephens Research Scholarships by March 15
The Doyle W. Stephens Scholarship provides support to undergraduate and graduate students engaged in new or ongoing research that focuses on Great Sal
StoryMap: The Past, Present, and Future of US Magnesium
US Magnesium LLC is a facility on the southwest shores of Great Salt Lake that began extracting magnesium from the Lake's brine in 1972. The facility
SLTrib: US Magnesium’s bankruptcy leaves a looming question—What happens to the Great Salt Lake cleanup?
Regulators and environmental watchdogs worry history may repeat itself for one of the nation’s biggest polluters. By Leia Larsen | Dec. 7, 2025, 6:0
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