‘We must do whatever is necessary’: Mitt Romney’s bill funding study of Great Salt Lake sails through Senate

Shriveling salty lakes across the Great Basin, including the Great Salt Lake, will receive millions to aid scientific assessment.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Drought conditions have left many shallow ponds dry as they lay dormant in hopes of once again being filled for the benefits of shorebirds at Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary on the Great Salt Lake's South Shore on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, near the new state prison.

‘We must do whatever is necessary’: Mitt Romney’s bill funding study of Great Salt Lake sails through Senate

Shriveling salty lakes across the Great Basin, including the Great Salt Lake, will receive millions to aid scientific assessment.

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