US Magnesium avoided paying millions for alleged air quality infractions and gave big donations to Utah lawmakers
The mineral extractor received at least 30 violations, from spewing excess toxic chlorine into the Wasatch Front’s airshed to delaying tests.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) US Magnesium, seen across the Great Salt Lake from Stansbury Island on Saturday, March 26, 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.