Trump administration

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Feds look to the Great Salt Lake in push to produce critical minerals
Funding for water and wildlife conservation in Utah now on Trump’s list of budget cuts
If AZ and other states sue over Colorado River, Utah senator warns they could lose $354M in aid
Trump promises to work with Utah to make its salt lake ‘great again’
Trump proposes deep budget cut to Utah water project, potentially impacting millions
Trump wants to make Great Salt Lake ‘GREAT AGAIN.’ Utah leaders will float him a $1B plan.
Utah beat back the Russian olive on the Escalante River. That progress is in peril
Utah House speaker criticizes Nevada’s Colorado River lawsuit for making a ‘difficult situation more difficult’

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