Another wild idea to save the Great Salt Lake: Pumping groundwater with nuclear energy
A state representative has a lofty plan to save Utah’s imperiled lake and drought-stricken communities, but first he wants around $50 million to explore how much salty water is underground.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dust blows through Antelope Island and the Great Salt Lake on Saturday, June 18, 2022.
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.