Utah lawmakers get sobering bird's-eye view of shrinking Great Salt Lake
FOX 13 News accompanied them on the helicopter tour, which was sobering for many legislators who saw large swaths of exposed lake bed.
The Great Salt Lake has shrunk nearly a foot as a result of the ongoing drought, climate change and water diversion. Before they left, lawmakers were given a briefing by the Audubon Society about areas that have been impacted. The trip doubled as a training exercise for the Utah Air National Guard. But one of the lawmakers who organized it hoped to persuade more of his colleagues to get behind a series of bipartisan bills and budget requests to fund it.
As FOX 13 News first reported on Monday, House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, is personally running legislation to help save the Great Salt Lake. He has pushed lawmakers to support efforts to protect the massive water body.
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