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Utah lawmakers pitch berms and Band-aids as political will to save The Great Salt Lake evaporates.
Patience is not a personal characteristic of Utah lawmakers. They are all about quick fixes and if that can't be done, blame someone else—or Mother Nature.
Miss: Dust to Dust Patience is not a personal characteristic of Utah lawmakers. They are all about quick fixes and if that can't be done, blame someone else—or Mother Nature. The Great Salt Lake is a case in point. Three years ago, lawmakers had their panties in a bunch over the shrinking lake, but their solutions were focused around good will and voluntary actions.
How did that work? It didn't. Sure, there are models of conservation. The LDS church started water-wise landscaping around its temples. But the state would have to cut consumption in half to make a difference, and it won't.
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