The remote spot in Salt Lake City now is reached only by a dirt road. Nothing but tall tufts of grass on empty land and marshes separate it from the Great Salt Lake.
Some antelope even ran nearby as environmental activists gathered there Wednesday to protest newly launched construction of 6 million square feet of warehouse space before studying how it and other inland port projects may affect the area’s environment and wildlife.
“We need to know what the environmental consequences of it will be,” said Deeda Seed, senior Utah field campaigner for the Center for Biologicial Diversity.