Great Salt Lake is a sovereign entity 'worthy of legal rights,' environmental group says
"We believe Great Salt Lake should have a right to flourish and exist as a living ecosystem," said Denise Cartwright, the founder of the group Save Our Great Salt Lake."We would love for Great Salt Lake to be a part of the global rights of nature movement, which is asking us to stop viewing nature as property and viewing it as sovereign entities worthy of legal rights."
"This ecosystem is collapsing and we are seeing it so clearly. We are seeing the dust blowing into the valley. It’s already affecting our lives," Cartwright said in an interview Monday with FOX 13 News. She is organizing events to talk about ways to save the lake, including events later this week and in October. Save Our Great Salt Lake recently participated in a "die-in" protest, where activists called attention to the plight of the lake.
Save Our Great Salt Lake is drafting action items for the legislature to address, starting with permanent water rights for the lake. But because Salt Lake City residents are becoming better at conserving, the water may not need to be reclaimed for future use as the population grows.
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