A solution to the Great Salt Lake’s blowing dust might lie deep beneath its surface
A team of geologists drilled through strange formations dotting the lake’s drying playa, and were surprised by what they found.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Geology professor Bill Johnson and his University of Utah graduate students haul equipment out onto the drying playa of the Great Salt Lake on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.