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Ciara Hulet and Emily Pohlsander
KUER reporters
Tar seeps on the shore of the Great Salt Lake become more visible as the water level drops. They can form beautiful patterns as they ooze and freeze. (Courtesy Gretchen Henderson)
What oily, sticky tar seeps can teach us about saving Great Salt Lake
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Near Spiral Jetty on the northeast shore of Great Salt Lake , there is a phenomenon known as tar seeps. Sticky, black oil bubbles up to the dry lake bed and entraps unsuspecting birds and small mammal...