Who gains from saving nature
Ledger 1 : 30 — For every dollar the world invests in protecting or restoring nature, thirty dollars are spent on activities that degrade it. (UNEP, State of Finance for Nature 2026)
Actors / Public authority · United States

Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands

Appears in 4 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Utah's spending in the Great Salt Lake's name since 2022: water trust, appropriations, leases and donated water rightsState division that oversees the trust and manages the lake's sovereign landsUnited States2022–2026Water use
Mineral extraction on the Great Salt Lake: royalties, severance tax, the 2024 audit and Compass Minerals' voluntary agreementManages mineral leases and royalty agreements; counterparty to the voluntary agreementsUnited States1960–2026Mining
US Magnesium: Utah's lease termination, the company's bankruptcy and the state's US$30 million purchase of the Great Salt Lake plantLessor of the lake lands; sought lease termination; buyer of the assetsUnited States1961–2026Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds)
Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment v. Utah Department of Natural Resources: public-trust lawsuit over the Great Salt LakeDefendant (Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands)United States2023–2026Water use
Appears alongside
Utah State Legislature ×2Utah Department of Natural Resources ×2Great Salt Lake Strike Team ×2Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement TrustNational Audubon SocietyThe Nature ConservancyCommunity Foundation of UtahOffice of the Great Salt Lake CommissionerUS Bureau of ReclamationCompass MineralsMorton SaltOffice of the Utah Legislative Auditor GeneralUS MagnesiumRencoLiMag HoldingsWells Fargo BankUS Environmental Protection AgencyCargillEarthjusticeCenter for Biological DiversitySierra ClubUtah Rivers CouncilUtah Physicians for a Healthy EnvironmentAmerican Bird ConservancyUtah Division of Water RightsThird Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, UtahOffice of the Governor of Utah
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Bonds and banking

Liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy
Legal processes that apply when a company cannot pay its debts; its assets are sold and claims against it may go unpaid.