(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The south shore of the Great Salt Lake on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, shows the vast amount of lakebed still exposed. A lawsuit wants Utah to curb diversions in the lake's watershed until it rises by six feet or more and reaches a sustainable elevation.
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.