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A big bill designed to help the Great Salt Lake passes the legislature
A big bill on the Great Salt Lake advances after a tense hearing in the Utah legislature
A major air quality bill just got revived and is passing the Utah legislature
Air quality bill will be changed to target U.S. Magnesium
Do mineral extraction companies on the Great Salt Lake need more oversight?
Mineral companies use 7% of Great Salt Lake’s water. Here’s how a bill would change their business.
New lithium company wants billions of gallons from Great Salt Lake, but says it will put it all back
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US Magnesium files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as Utah seeks to shutter operations
Utah argues US Magnesium is ‘unable or unwilling’ to protect the Great Salt Lake as judge appoints outsider to run the company
Utah demands US Magnesium stop pumping massive amounts of water from the Great Salt Lake
Utah in settlement talks with U.S. Magnesium over 'acid pond' near Great Salt Lake
Utah lawmakers plan to reevaluate water rights held by mineral companies on the Great Salt Lake
Utah legislature to re-examine mineral extraction on Great Salt Lake
Utah proposes new rules on lithium extraction to protect the Great Salt Lake
Utah regulators to deny permit for landfill on the shores of Great Salt Lake
Utah seeks to shut down US Magnesium's operations on Great Salt Lake
Utah settles with U.S. Magnesium over years of environmental violations
Why work has stopped on a wall to keep ‘highly acidic’ waste away from the Great Salt Lake

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