Known for toxic algae, Utah Lake could become a housing development for half a million people

Backer says it would be worth the billions in investment, save and revitalize a dying lake. Skeptics question the science.<br>

By Courtney Tanner

| Jan. 20, 2018, 1:00 p.m.

| Updated: Jan. 22, 2018, 2:50 p.m.

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