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A judge will weigh arguments about the state of Utah's obligation to protect the Great Salt Lake and its responsibility to respect water rights.

A judge will decide if a lawsuit will proceed over whether the state of Utah has done enough to protect the Great Salt Lake from environmental catastrophe.

During a Tuesday court hearing, a judge heard arguments in a Great Salt Lake lawsuit that alleges the state isn't doing enough to save it.