State nearly announced Utah Lake island plan had won an EPA loan. Trouble is, it wasn’t true.
Staffers with the Department of Environmental Quality stepped in to prevent the gaffe, documents show, spawning questions from the company’s lobbyist.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Lake is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Gov. Spencer Cox nearly held a news conference announcing the Utah Lake dredging plan had obtained a federal loan — when it hadn't.