The Great Salt Lake Is Drying. Can Utah Save It?

The Great Salt Lake Is Drying. Can Utah Save It?

Three years ago, when Utah’s Great Salt Lake was at its lowest levels, state lawmakers were alarmed enough to try what may be impossible: save the lake from drying up. If Utah succeeds, it would be the first place in the world to reverse a saline lake’s decline. The salt lake — the largest in … Read more

Voters Approve Incorporation of SpaceX Hub as Starbase, Texas

Voters Approve Incorporation of SpaceX Hub as Starbase, Texas

Members of a South Texas community that has served as the hub of Elon Musk’s rocket launch company, SpaceX, voted on Saturday to formally establish a new city called Starbase, fulfilling one of Mr. Musk’s long-held dreams. All but six of the 218 people who voted supported incorporating the city of Starbase, according to Cameron … Read more

How the Pandemic Upended Our Lives

How the Pandemic Upended Our Lives

This month marks five years since “cancel everything” became an American rallying cry. We retreated into our homes for a period of solitude brought on by a global pandemic that many of us thought would last a few weeks but instead redefined how and where we live our lives. Look around your home, and it’s … Read more