A Utah Lake dredging critic got dragged into a lawsuit with a private company. Did he also lose a public grant?
A lobbyist pressured lawmakers to retaliate against opponents of the artificial islands plan, court records show.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ben Abbott, a BYU professor, poses for a portrait at a Utah Lake overlook on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. It appears lawmakers and lobbyists retaliated against scientists who didn't support the Utah Lake dredging and islands project and Abbott had state funding cut for a watershed research project.