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Cultivation of brine shrimp, or artemia, has brought livelihoods back to the West Aral in Uzbekistan, but depends on the lake’s condition remaining stable

What will happen if the Great Salt Lake dries up? All that would be left is arsenic-laden dust linked to cancer, ruined industries, and dire environmental impacts.

Advocates, researchers and others have watched with dread over the last two decades as the Great Salt Lake has steadily dwindled to a trickle of its former self.

As almost all of Utah faces extreme drought this year, many animal species are feeling the effects.Water levels in streams, lakes, and reservoirs across…

Dec 21, 2020 Lewis Lee “Teddy” Luft, age 74, of Johnstown, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Ellis Hospital, Schenectady. Teddy was born on September 21, 1946, in Gloversville, a son of the late Lewis and Anna Latza Luft. Teddy was a Class of 1964 graduate of Johnstown High School. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army and later the Army National Guard. Teddy owned and operated General Hydraulics in Johnstown for many years until his retirement. Teddy enjoyed many th...