Natalie Roberts is Full of Purpose and Positivity Heading into Her Second Constitutional Rights Case
The air quality in Salt Lake City is often so bad, some days Natalie Roberts can’t even go outside or see down to the end of her street. From a young age, she has felt the weight of a future threatened by worsening air quality from fossil fuel pollution and climate change, not just for herself but for all young Utahns. So, she stepped out and pursued an avenue of systemic change: the judicial system.
Fossil Fuels Come for The Greatest Snow on Earth
For more than sixty years, Utah’s “white gold” has been considered “the greatest snow on Earth”, with numerous ski areas and an Olympics to back up the claim(1). This snow, when it melts, supplies about 70% of the water to the Great Salt Lake(2). And the Great Salt Lake contributes ~$2.5 billion to Utah’s economy and supplies additional moisture to the mountains to make “the greatest snow on Earth”(3). In addition, the lake supports ~80% of Utah’s wetlands, provides for over 10 million migratory birds a year, and hosts 350 bird species(4).