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The Daily Buzz: Great Salt Lake has reached a record low — and it could get worse

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 | July 7, 2022, 6:00 a.m.

On today’s episode, I spoke with water and land use reporter Leia Larsen about the Great Salt Lake’s historically low elevation and what’s being done to save the famous landmark.

I also highlight a story from reporter Courtney Tanner about a pithy email sent by state Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, in response to a concerned constituent’s question. An expert says the senator’s reply could be a sign of more systemic problems within Utah, particularly up the Utah Capitol.

Hear all of these stories in the Thursday, July 7 episode of ‘The Daily Buzz’ podcast. You can listen to both today’s episode and past episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SoundCloud.

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Daedan OlanderNews intern

Daedan Olander is a news intern at The Tribune. Raised in the Pacific Northwest, he is studying journalism and accounting at Utah State. He previously interned at the Deseret News and started at The Tribune in January 2022 as a legislative reporting intern. A glutton for pain, he is a Cleveland sports fan.