Zak Podmore - The Salt Lake Tribune

Scientists in Moab are working to understand how climate change will impact desert biocrusts

By Zak Podmore | December 5, 2022, 4:04 p.m.

Cultural sites are being revealed by a dwindling Lake Powell

By Zak Podmore | October 24, 2022, 11:58 a.m.

Woman and her dog are walking the length of the Colorado River from source to sea

By Zak Podmore | October 14, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

The Ute Indian Tribe calls Biden’s newest national monument an ‘unlawful act of genocide’

By Zak Podmore | October 13, 2022, 9:07 p.m.

As Congress splits over Sen. Manchin’s permitting reform bill, Utah scholars ask lawmakers to look at the data

By Zak Podmore | September 21, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

Colorado River water keeps alfalfa fields green in Utah’s desert

By Zak Podmore | September 16, 2022, 4:14 p.m.

Is this the death of Lake Powell?

By Zak Podmore | August 31, 2022, 7:44 p.m.

Photographing Glen Canyon — Again

By Zak Podmore | August 31, 2022, 7:43 p.m.

The Daily Buzz: Why the feds want to study Glen Canyon Dam modifications

By Zak Podmore | August 17, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

Feds want to study Glen Canyon Dam modifications, as states’ deadline for Colorado River water cuts expires

By Zak Podmore | August 18, 2022, 5:14 p.m.

Filling Lake Powell to maximize recreation benefits would require biggest water cuts in history, pro-reservoir group says in new report

By Zak Podmore | August 15, 2022, 7:08 p.m.

Potential loss of hydropower at Lake Powell is not the biggest worry, according to new report

By Zak Podmore | August 3, 2022, 8:08 p.m.

Lake Powell and Lake Mead could collapse without more water cuts along the Colorado River, a new paper explains

By Zak Podmore | July 22, 2022, 5:58 p.m.

He worked to clean up sites contaminated with uranium in San Juan County. When he got sick, it took years to get compensation.

By Zak Podmore | July 1, 2022, 8:53 p.m.

Fill Lake Powell? Coalition calling for more water to be stored in the reservoir faces tough road ahead.

By Zak Podmore | June 27, 2022, 9:08 p.m.

‘The system is at a tipping point’: Feds say unprecedented cuts needed to balance Colorado River water budget, prop up Lake Powell

By Zak Podmore | June 19, 2022, 12:00 a.m.

What will happen if the Glen Canyon Dam stops generating power?

By Zak Podmore | June 3, 2022, 10:48 p.m.

Only 25 years ago, draining Lake Powell was dismissed as ‘looney’ — then the megadrought started

By Zak Podmore | May 18, 2022, 2:47 p.m.

Deltas of sediment are pushing into Glen Canyon as Lake Powell disappears

By Zak Podmore | May 3, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

Solitude settles with former ski patroller who says he was fired after bringing up safety, wage concerns

By Zak Podmore | April 22, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

Utah, neighboring states agree to emergency plan that will send more water to Lake Powell from Flaming Gorge

By Zak Podmore | April 22, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

A waterfall could soon form on the Colorado River as Lake Powell drops

By Zak Podmore | April 5, 2022, 3:22 p.m.

Lake Powell continues to disappear as Colorado hits pause on plan to prop up levels

By Zak Podmore | March 28, 2022, 4:02 p.m.

Rep. Phil Lyman challenges the residency status of his Democratic opponent Davina Smith

By Zak Podmore | March 16, 2022, 3:28 p.m.

Unionized insurance agents picket AAA meeting moved from California to Utah

By Zak Podmore | March 3, 2022, 8:34 p.m.