Great Salt Lake is still blowing dangerous dust

Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative , a solutions journalism initia...

June 4, 2023
5:12 AM

Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes 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 — and what can be done to make a difference before it is too late. SALT LAKE CITY — After historic snowfall over the winter, Utahns are breathing a sigh of relief about the Great Salt Lake. But they'd better not breathe too deeply — it still is blowing an immense amount of dangerous dust pollution along the Wasatch Front.

Leia Larsen