And the ecological crisis that threatens everything. Today, Explained’s Miles Bryan heads to Salt Lake City.

This episode was reported and produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin and Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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