SLC’s airport has chemical spill safeguards. It’s still a risk for the Great Salt Lake.

Since 2019, forever chemicals have been released by the airport seven times; in one case, 10,000 gallons of firefighting foam reached the lake.

(Eric S. Peterson | The Utah Investigative Journalism Project) Environmental program manager Kevin Staples points out one of the 37 spills kits located at Salt Lake City International Airport.

SLC’s airport has chemical spill safeguards. It’s still a risk for the Great Salt Lake.

Since 2019, forever chemicals have been released by the airport seven times; in one case, 10,000 gallons of firefighting foam reached the lake.

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