At shrinking Bonneville Salt Flats, land speed racers worry it’s the end of an era

Salt advocates blame adjacent mine for their decline, but could lithium extraction jump-start a recovery?

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) People stand near a buckle in the thinning layer of salt at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025.

At shrinking Bonneville Salt Flats, land speed racers worry it’s the end of an era

Salt advocates blame adjacent mine for their decline, but could lithium extraction jump-start a recovery?

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