Environmentalists sue to stop Utah potash mine that produces sought-after crop fertilizer

Utah holds some of the United States’ largest deposits of the mineral, which is used by farmers to fertilize crops throughout the globe.

(Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance via AP) This undated image provided by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, pinyon pine and juniper trees grow on a mountain range north of Sevier Lake in Millard County, Utah. Environmentalists filed a lawsuit on Monday, July 31, 2023, to prevent the construction of a new potash mine that they say would devastate a lake ecosystem in the drought-stricken western Utah desert.

Environmentalists sue to stop Utah potash mine that produces sought-after crop fertilizer

Utah holds some of the United States’ largest deposits of the mineral, which is used by farmers to fertilize crops throughout the globe.

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