(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) This July 26, 2019, file photo shows Lincoln Beach at the southern end of Utah Lake has been closed because of a toxic algal bloom. The Legislature snubbed a bill Wednesday that would have created a new authority to manage and clean up the lake, Utah's largest fresh water lake.
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.