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Carter Moore: Start by protecting the ugly places

The Great Salt Lake shouldn’t be left to dry out because it stinks.

(Julio Cortez | AP file photo) In a photo taken from a drone, a reddish tint is seen near the Spiral Jetty along the shore of the Great Salt Lake, Oct. 8, in Howell, Utah. The red hue of the North Arm of the lake comes from a type of bacteria, known as halophilic bacteria, that flourishes when the salt level rises.