On the Edge: Sundance Doc Details the Great Salt Lake Crisis
TL;DR
A Sundance documentary, The Lake, argues the Great Salt Lake could vanish within years due to heavy water diversions for agriculture, risking toxic dust, health impacts, and economic damage; it follows scientists and Utah officials debating how to rescue the lake, highlighting a push for a drastic overhaul of water use, a state-led rescue effort with a $200 million philanthropic drive, and a 2034 target tied to Salt Lake City’s Olympics, with Leonardo DiCaprio as an executive producer as Sundance departs Utah for Boulder in 2027.
Topics:entertainmentenvironment#dust-pollution#environment#great-salt-lake#sundance-film-festival#utah#water-crisis
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- Sundance Review: The Lake Captures a Thrilling, Terrifying Mission to Defuse an Environmental Nuclear Bomb The Film Stage
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