Wildlife, air quality at risk as Great Salt Lake nears low

AP

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST

July 6, 2021

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The silvery blue waters of the Great Salt Lake sprawl across the Utah desert, having covered an area nearly the size of Delaware for much of history. For years, though, the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River has been shrinking. And a drought gripping the American West could make this year the worst yet.

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