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Sean Higgins
KUER Politics Reporter
Sean is a University of Vermont graduate, where he earned his degree in Political Science and was also a member of the Catamounts' National Championship winning NCAA ski team. When he's not in the KPCW news room, you can probably find him on his skis, his bike, or standing in his favorite trout stream (just don't ask him where that is, because he'll never tell you). He is a Salt Lake City resident.
Sailboat on the Great Salt Lake with The Great Saltair in the distance, June 15, 2024. With Great Salt Lake’s sentinel landscape designation, it’s not just military installations that will see the benefits. Program administrators say it can also open the door to more conservation and recreational opportunities, like sailing.

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Conservation and military use don’t always go hand in hand. But in the case of Great Salt Lake, it’s a different story. From Logan to Utah Lake in the south and the Wasatch Front to the western shore...
Great Basin Water Network Deputy Director Chandler Rosenberg speaks at a rally at the Utah State Capitol promoting a new report that details potential impacts of development near wetlands critical to the Great Salt Lake, Nov. 6, 2023.
Great Basin Water Network Deputy Director Chandler Rosenberg speaks at a rally at the Utah State Capitol promoting a new report that details potential impacts of development near wetlands critical to the Great Salt Lake, Nov. 6, 2023.

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Opponents of the Utah Inland Port say the shipping and logistics hub is the single greatest threat to the Great Salt Lake’s wetlands. Stop the Polluting Port, Great Salt Lake Audubon, Utah Physicians...
The drying north end of the Great Salt Lake as captured by Landsat 8 on July 24, 2021. Courtesy NASA
The drying north end of the Great Salt Lake as captured by Landsat 8 on July 24, 2021. Courtesy NASA

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State leaders are optimistic federal legislation that could provide millions in funding to help the shrinking Great Salt Lake will have traction in Washington, but some water advocates in Utah are sti...
 

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