Water Use

The Great Salt Lake reached record lows this year and Utah lawmakers are scrambling for solutions. One key factor will be preserving the largest river that feeds the lake. But solutions aren’t easy to find.

The last operating uranium mill in the U.S. is in White Mesa, Utah. It's been the target of ongoing protests and criticism from environmental activist groups and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Parent company Energy Fuels responds.

Colorado cities competed to see which has the best-tasting tap water. KUNC's Alex Hager was invited to judge, but found that it's hard to pick up on "grassy, earthy and rubbery" flavors in a famously bland beverage.

States in the Colorado River Basin have failed to meet a federal deadline to conserve an unprecedented amount of water. The lack of consensus on how to wean off the river’s dwindling supply puts the water source for 40 million in the Southwest in jeopardy.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West.

The West’s water security is wrapped up in snow. When it melts, it becomes drinking and irrigation water for millions throughout the region. A high...