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Utah youths hold ‘die-in’ for Great Salt Lake, challenge elected leaders to take bolder action

With the lake receding most of their lives, Wasatch Front students call out policymakers for leaving the burden of its fallout on their shoulders.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of Utah Youth Environmental Solutions Network (UYES) and volunteers stage a "die-in" near Saltair, Sept. 3, 2022, to call for immediate action to protect the Great Salt Lake. The event began with a funeral-like procession on the dry lakebed, where youth organizers gave speeches and called for action from citizens and legislators.