Great Salt Lake a sovereign entity ‘worthy of legal rights,’ group says
New approach in law tries to puts natural resources and wildlife on the same legal footing as humans.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of Utah Youth Environmental Solutions Network (UYES) and concerned citizens staged a demonstration near Saltair, Sept. 3, 2022, to call for immediate action to protect the Great Salt Lake. A group is trying to make the lake part of the global rights of nature movement.