Utah, neighboring states agree to emergency plan that will send more water to Lake Powell from Flaming Gorge
Critics say the plan amounts to “putting out fires” and will not be enough to save the reservoir.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Trees in Iceberg Canyon are exposed by dropping water levels in Lake Powell on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
Zak is the southeast Utah reporter for The Tribune. He has been writing from Bluff, Utah, since 2015 and is the author of Confluence: Navigating the Personal & Political On Rivers of the New West. His second book, which will cover the decline of Lake Powell, is forthcoming from Torrey House Press in 2024.