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	<title>Our Lake. Our Responsibility.</title>
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		<title>New Study: Bear River Bay is critically important resource</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new report highlights the abundant wildlife and critical habitat in  Bear River Bay, with particular focus on areas in the impact zone of the proposed Great Salt Lake Minerals expansion.  Download the report.
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		<title>Lawsuit asks state to give Lake&#8217;s defenders a fair hearing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several conservation groups seeking to protect the Great Salt Lake have filed a lawsuit against the State of Utah&#8217;s Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.  The action, filed in Utah&#8217;s Third District Court, asks that the groups be given a fair hearing to dispute land leases given to the Great Salt Lake Minerals company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New study documents Bear River Bay wildlife and threats by mining expansion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Coalition to Keep the Lake Great recently sponsored the publication of &#8220;Patterns of Change: Documenting  Habitat, Bird and Human Use in Bear River Bay, Particularly the Great  Salt Lake Minerals Proposed Expansion Area&#8221; by Nicole Anderson. Nicole&#8217;s  paper highlights the importance of the Bear River Bay Ecosystem and  discusses the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audubon magazine profiles Lake&#8217;s plight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ted Williams has written a compelling overview of the dire circumstances surrounding the Great Salt Lake Minerals company expansion.  You can read the article, published in Audubon Magazine, by visiting the Audubon website.
If you&#8217;re moved by Ted&#8217;s story, please donate to the fight!
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		<link>http://www.ourlakeourresponsibility.org/audubon-magazine-profiles-lakes-plight/</link>
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		<title>Great Salt Lake Issues Forum Offers Plenty of Ideas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone with an in-depth desire to help protect the Great Salt Lake will  be interested in this year&#8217;s Great Salt Lake Issues Forum, which runs  April 28-30th. Get more info at www.greatsaltlakeissues.org.
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		<link>http://www.ourlakeourresponsibility.org/great-salt-lake-issues-forum-offers-plenty-of-ideas/</link>
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		<title>The Great Salt Lake faces the greatest threat of our generation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Great Salt Lake Minerals company is proposing a massive expansion of its operations. While some extraction from the Lake is reasonable, this expansion is far more than the Lake can bear. The proposal would increase the company&#8217;s footprint by 91,000 acres—a 194% increase over current operations.
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		<link>http://www.ourlakeourresponsibility.org/the-great-salt-lake-faces-the-greatest-threat-of-our-generation/</link>
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		<title>Join the fight!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Great Salt Lake is Utah&#8217;s most iconic landmark. But more importantly, it&#8217;s an internationally important ecosystem, which supports myriad bird species.
But the Lake now faces an enormous threat.  Please donate to help the fight.  And keep up-to-date with the latest new here at www.keepthelakegreat.org.
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		<link>http://www.ourlakeourresponsibility.org/join-the-fight/</link>
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		<title>Impact: Limited Recreation Access</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Already, low lake levels make the Salt Lake Marina virtually useless.  Reducing lake levels even further would make many areas of the lake  unnavigable by boaters and close down the last remaining marina. Hunters  and birdwatchers would have limited access and fewer birds to see.
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		<link>http://www.ourlakeourresponsibility.org/impact-recreation-access/</link>
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		<title>Impact: Diminished Air Quality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Already Utah has some of the worst particulate air pollution in the  nation, and dust storms create a real public health problem for parts of  Davis and Weber counties. Enormous new areas of dry lake bed could  dramatically worsen particulates in the air we breathe.
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