A plane rises from Great Salt Lake in a recovery that defies odds.

“I have always admired The Nature Conservancy for its effectiveness,” she said. Both Livermore and Chis Montague, another retiree of the organization with an esteemed legacy in preservation, were ...

Paul Loikith of Portland State University and his colleagues investigated why the lake dropped so low. They found that most of the drop resulted from reduced streamflow into the lake. But warmer ...