SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah is asking a judge to once again dismiss an environmental coalition's lawsuit accusing government agencies and political leaders of not doing enough to save the Great Salt Lake.

In a recent filing, lawyers for the state asked 3rd District Court Judge Laura Scott to reverse her own ruling to keep the lawsuit going. This time, they're citing a recent Utah Supreme Court ruling on homelessness to justify it.

In that litigation, a group of people sued Salt Lake City, arguing it had created a "public nuisance" by not more aggressively cracking down on issues surrounding homelessness . The Utah Supreme Court sided with Salt Lake City, citing what's known as the "public duty doctrine."

It's that ruling that the state now points to in a lawsuit accusing Utah

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