The Salt Lake Tribune criticizes the Utah Legislature for allocating $5 million to a software millionaire's tree-cutting scheme, claiming it will increase water flow to the shrinking Great Salt Lake. The editorial argues that this approach is based on flawed science and ignores the potential harm to Utah's ecosystem.
Tribune editorial: Utah lawmakers are an easy mark for people with dubious ideas for ‘managing’ nature
He strings a chain between two bulldozers and knocks down trees. A lot of trees. Maybe 100 acres’ worth in a day. Siaperas’ pitch to the Legislature — accompanied by a lot of campaign donations to Republicans — was that fewer trees in the Utah forests would allow more water to flow downstream to places where it is in short supply, specifically the shrinking Great Salt Lake. A worthy goal.In more rainy climates, scientists have determined, removing a significant number of trees might really increase the amount of water that flows downstream. In a dry environment, like Utah, it doesn’t work out that way.
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