(Chris Detrick | Salt Lake Tribune) An oil truck drives north on U.S. Highway 40 over the Green River on its way to Vernal in 2005. Months after a scathing state audit, which came during a contentious year for Uintah County government, county residents say little has changed.
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.