<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>News | Utah State University</title><link>https://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/news/index.xml</link><description/><image><url>https://templateresources.usu.edu/_resources/assets/images/U-State.png</url><title>Utah State University</title><link>https://extension.usu.edu/</link></image><language>en-us</language><category>News</category><item><title>New Research Finds That Dust in Atmosphere is Feeding Algae in Mountain Lakes</title><link>https://www.usu.edu/today/story/new-research-finds-that-dust-in-atmosphere-is-feeding-algae-in-mountain-lakes/?nl=945&amp;utm_source=todaynewsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl945&amp;utm_content=new-research-finds-that-dust-in-atmosphere-is-feeding-algae-in-mountain-lakes</link><description>A team from USU has published research showing how algae growth is connected to atmospheric dust — changes in which can threaten entire aquatic food chains.</description><pubDate>Tuesday, 30 January 2024</pubDate></item><item><title>How Does a Drying Great Salt Lake Affect Carbon Cycling?</title><link>https://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/news/how-does-a-drying-great-salt-lake-affect-carbon-cycling.php</link><description>Ecohydrologist Erin Rivers from the Quinney College of Natural Resources is investigating how shifting water levels at the Great Salt Lake are altering the way it captures and stores carbon.</description><pubDate>Wednesday, 25 January 2023</pubDate></item></channel></rss>