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McKenzie Romero
Deseret News Editor
McKenzie Romero is editor of the Utah InDepth team, working with the reporters and editors covering Utah and the West. A longtime member of the Society of Professional Journalists, she is a board member for the Utah Headliners Chapter. She is a Southern Utah University graduate, a casual runner and rock climber, and is pilas por hablar el español.

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Do you feel like you’ve read/seen/heard more news about the Great Salt Lake in the past several months than you have in, like, years? You’re not wrong. This article is published through the Great Salt...
A panoramic photo shows the sun setting over the Great Salt Lake on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. This photo was made with a drone which stitched together multiple photos, creating a single one.Ben B. Braun, Deseret News
A panoramic photo shows the sun setting over the Great Salt Lake on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. This photo was made with a drone which stitched together multiple photos, creating a single one.Ben B. Braun, Deseret News

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Why Utah reporters are teaming up with their competitors to tell the lake’s stories — and search for solutions At 98 years old, Alice Telford has known the Great Salt Lake longer than most, with memor...
Visitors to Silver Sand Beach at the Great Salt Lake Marina are reflected on still water as they walk around during a rainstorm on Aug. 18, 2021. Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News

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They say a rising tide lifts all boats. But if we’re hoping to lift any boats in the Great Salt Lake, we’re going to need a lot of help. Utah’s salty stalwart, the unique and often misunderstood envir...
 

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