Environmental groups have launched legal action to protect the Wilson’s phalarope, a migratory bird whose survival is increasingly threatened by the declining water levels of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice on October 1, 2025, announcing its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to respond to a March 2024 petition seeking protection for the Wilson’s phalarope under the Endangered Species Act. Author Terry Tempest Williams joined local organizations and community members for a rally on the dried lakebed of the Great Salt Lake to announce the … Continue reading ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’: Lawsuit Demands US Protect Great Salt Lake Bird Population, Down 70% Since the 80s