(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Travelers navigate the new Salt Lake City International Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, on the one-year anniversary of the The New SLC - Phase 1 airport, as the new central tunnel begins to take shape beyond the windows.
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.