A big bill designed to help the Great Salt Lake passes the legislature

SALT LAKE CITY — A major bill designed to help the Great Salt Lake has passed the legislature and is headed to Governor Spencer Cox's desk. The bill now appears to have even won over opponents of the legislation. House Bill 453, sponsored by Rep. Casey Snider, R-Paradise, rewrites how water is used by mineral extraction companies that operate on the Great Salt Lake. Where water that ended up in the lake was considered "wasted" and available for those companies, it's no longer the case in this bill. Like other...