(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Little Cottonwood Canyon on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. A lawsuit filed Monday by Salt Lake City and Sandy alleges UDOT did not adequately analyze how drinking water in the Salt Lake Valley would be impacted by construction in the canyon.
Jacob joined The Tribune as a statewatch reporter in 2022. He graduated from the University of Missouri, and he has worked at news outlets in Utah and Idaho. When he's not working, he enjoys hiking and sampling Utah's many breweries.