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Abstract
As Great Salt Lake faces rapid ecological decline, nearby communities face serious environmental injustices. Yet, despite threats ranging from toxic dust to migration inequality, state actions have been insufficient to maintain recommended water levels and ecological health at the lake. Our critical commentary uses the lens of critical environmental justice to consider human values connected to the lake. We briefly describe current advocacy efforts for the lake including a 2023 gathering and resultant panel at the 2024 Community Engagement Conference in Moab, Utah. Ultimately, we argue that braiding together multiple types of knowledge encourages the growth of new approaches to socio-ecological issues. We argue that the voices of youth and Indigenous leaders are critical to supporting a thriving Great Salt Lake.
Recommended Citation
Woodbury, Sarah and Morgan, Christina
(2025)
"Listening to Facilitate Change: Youth and Indigenous Voices Call for Critical Environmental Justice at Great Salt Lake,"
Transforming Communities: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/tcjournal/vol2/iss1/3
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