Voices: Fascism won’t save the Great Salt Lake

As national attention turns to Utah, we face a critical question that could shape the future of environmentalism: How do we restore the lake without sacrificing the movement itself?

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Persisting drought conditions continue to drop water levels at The Great Salt Lake exposing reef-like structures made up of calcium and magnesium carbonate deposits called bioherms that resemble coral as seen on Wednesday, October. 1, 2025.

Voices: Fascism won’t save the Great Salt Lake

As national attention turns to Utah, we face a critical question that could shape the future of environmentalism: How do we restore the lake without sacrificing the movement itself?

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