SLCC students show up for the Salt Lake during this year’s coastal cleanup
Six members of the SLCC environmental and sustainability club participated in the Friends of Great Salt Lake cleanup on Sept. 17.
Lake questions: What are the effects of a dried Great Salt Lake on locals...
This week, local experts answer questions about the effects of a desiccated Great Salt Lake on locals and wildlife.
What’s the state of abortion in Utah, and what resources are available to students?
Learn about Utah’s current abortion laws as well as the reproductive health resources available to students at Salt Lake Community College.
Lake questions: How did the Great Salt Lake crisis happen?
In the first installment of a new weekly series of articles, local environmental experts address questions about the Great Salt Lake.
Utah youths hold ‘die-in’ for Great Salt Lake, challenge elected leaders to take bolder...
Dozens of young people paid tribute to the drying - and dying - Great Salt Lake through songs, poetry and eulogies during a recent demonstration.
Microbialites also tell the story of the Great Salt Lake’s worrisome decline
Microbialites are a vital part of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, and researchers say their increased exposure to air because of declining water levels is cause for concern.
‘Flip Your Strip’ gaining traction, leading to removal of water-guzzling turf
Several Utah cities in the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District have opted into the Flip Your Strip program, which encourages residents to remove turf from their parking strips.
Local youths produce multimedia vaccination awareness campaign
With funding from the CDC Foundation, students in the Spy Hop digital arts program created a multimedia campaign about the importance and efficacy of vaccines.
Great Salt Lake reaches new low point, ecosystem imperiled by salinity ‘tipping point’
Dr. Bonnie Baxter, a biologist and director of Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College, talks with KCPW about the drying up and too-salty Great Salt Lake.
Americans are having less sex. Experts offer insight into why, and advice on how...
Recent data suggests that fewer U.S. adults and college students participate in intimate sex with a partner, and various factors may contribute to the decline.
Why Salt Lake City wants residents to ‘adopt’ a storm drain
Salt Lake City is looking for volunteers for its new clean storm drain initiative, which aims to improve water quality and environmental health.
SLCC writing center to hold competition and issue call for art collection at Utah...
The SLCC Community Writing Center will host several activities at the Utah Arts Festival, including a writing competition and a call for submissions for an anthology collection.