(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A property owned by a real estate arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, seen Friday, May 20, 2022, is caught up in dueling eminent domain claims between a Utah-based rail company and the Utah Inland Port Authority.
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.