A Utah researcher rings up the costs of keeping Great Salt Lake dust at bay

A Utah professor is laying out solutions and costs for keeping dust from the exposed bed of the Great Salt Lake at bay.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 716

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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A Utah professor is laying out solutions to help keep dust containing heavy metals in the bed of the Great Salt Lake and out of the lungs of 2.5 million people living along the Wasatch Front.

Kevin Perry says the state could water the bare lakebed like a lawn, create a sea of solar panels, or till it like a farm. Workers could scatter seeds for tall grass or seal it with brine. They …

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