Enefit Oil Shale Development Water Right Protest

In November 2021, the Grand Canyon Trust filed a protest with the Utah Division of Water Rights arguing it is unlawful for Deseret Power to hold onto a nearly 10-million-gallon-per-day water right on the Green River ostensibly for electricity generation when in fact a deal with Estonian-owned oil shale company Enefit shows that Deseret Power is holding onto the water to help Enefit mine and process oil shale. Enefit has proposed a massive development in the Uinta Basin. Read the full protest ›

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Exhibit 1 | Exhibit 2 | Exhibit 3 | Exhibit 4 | Exhibit 5 | Exhibit 6 | Exhibit 7 | Exhibit 8 | Exhibit 9 | Exhibit 10 | Exhibit 11 | Exhibit 12

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