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Episode: Lawsuit filed over shrinking of Utah’s Great Salt Lake
Description: A lawsuit filed by a coalition of environmental groups says Utah officials have pushed the Great Salt Lake to the brink of an ecological collapse because they allowed upstream water to be diverted for decades to farmers.
The conservationists want a court to step in and force the state to let more water reach the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River, which is an oasis for millions of migratory birds, an engine for Utah’s billion-dollar mineral industry and a tourist attraction.
The risks of a diminished Great Salt Lake aren’t merely beached sailboats and wider shores; they...