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.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.