Sen. Mike Lee proposes more dams as a solution for the shriveling Great Salt Lake

A discussion meant to focus on how the federal government can help the imperiled lake devolved into political posturing.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Bear River drains into dry impounded wetlands of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and does not flow into the Great Salt Lake, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Only 3 out of the 11 wetland ponds contain water.

Sen. Mike Lee proposes more dams as a solution for the shriveling Great Salt Lake

A discussion meant to focus on how the federal government can help the imperiled lake devolved into political posturing.

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