U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Utah’s public lands challenge
The state in August filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare the federal Bureau of Land Management’s ownership of 18.5 ...
Will Trump's reelection mean déjà vu for Utah's national monuments? Those who live near them are bracing for another battle.
The Salt Lake Tribune examines the shifting political landscape and its effect on Utah's Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante—an ongoing fight that an area business owner refers to as "living ...
Utah, Idaho sought to turn federal land over to states. What did Supreme Court say?
According to a brief Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, 9 million acres of Idaho land ...
Land grab or land rights? Utah eyes millions of acres of public terrain.
At stake is control of public lands in Western states, and conservationists fear increased efforts to roll back protections ...
U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Utah’s lawsuit to control 18.5 million acres of public land
This breaking story has been updated. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will not hear Utah’s sweeping public lands ...
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Supreme Court rejects Utah’s push to wrest control of public land from the federal government
The Supreme Court is turning back a push by the state of Utah to wrest control of vast areas of public land from the federal ...
Supreme Court decision leaves Utah’s land control ambitions in limbo
Utah filed its lawsuit against the United States government last August. The state argued that it is deprived of more than ...
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Lee bill would block BLM Utah travel management plans
A coalition of Utah Republicans has filed legislation invoking a 19th century mining law to block the Bureau of Land ...
Utah lawmaker wants presidential monument creation nixed
In 1996, President Bill Clinton created the Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument with pen and paper at a table in neighboring ...
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Calling bird enthusiasts: Volunteers needed to monitor raptor nests in Utah
If you're passionate about birds of prey, consider joining the Raptor Inventory Nest Survey (RINS) annual monitoring project, ...
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Utah's Bid to Take Control of Public Land
Utah House Minority Leader Angela Romero, a Democrat, praised the Supreme Court's decision in a statement to The Salt Lake ...
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Utah’s potential land grab: A new fight for the West begins
Barrier Canyon rock art imagery found throughout the San Rafael Swell and other areas on BLM land, has been dated to 9,000 years old. If the State of Utah were to take over 18.5 million acres of ...