Urban, Rural Lawmakers Spar over Lands
A state lawmaker says wilderness advocates are waging a war of attrition in the wildlands fight. Kathleen Clarke leads Utah’s public lands policy...» E-Mail This
View ArticleUtah Lawmaker Takes National Stage on Land-Transfer Idea
A Utah lawmaker’s campaign to take back federal lands is getting new, national traction thanks to a Nevada rancher’s standoff with the U.S. Bureau of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleATV Protest on Federal Land Peaceful So Far
A local public official in southeastern Utah led a protest on federal land today against the Bureau of Land Management. The group rode all-terrain...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePublic Lands Debate Finds New Venue at City Library
The fight over federal control of public lands shifted from the West’s deserts to an urban library Wednesday in a law-school style debate that took...» E-Mail This
View ArticleVandals Deface Pre-Historic Rock Art
Over the weekend, vandals defaced an area of Nine Mile Canyon that contains rock art dating back more than thousand years. Deep inside Nine Mile Canyon...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAttorney General's Office Says Case For Federal Lands Transfer Needs More Time
Members of the Utah Legislature’s Commission on Federalism received an update from the Attorney General’s office Tuesday on the viability of a case...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBLM Releases Report on Little Valley Wash Oil Spill
This week, the Bureau of Land Management released a final report on an oil spill that occurred near Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. The...» E-Mail This
View ArticleLawmakers Spar With Feds Over Policing Public Lands
There’s been debate all over the West for years about who’s best to police federal lands. On Wednesday, leaders from local, state and federal...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBipartisan Bill Simplifies Land Swaps
New, bipartisan legislation in Congress would advance public education and conserve important landscapes by making it easier to transfer lands between...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBLM Investigation Goes to Justice Department
A new report says antigovernment groups are gaining steam after last spring’s standoff between federal authorities and Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy....» E-Mail This
View ArticleVoters in 8 States Oppose Taking Control of Federal Land
Utah has pioneered the effort by Western states to take control of federal land within its borders. But a recent poll finds that most voters in those...» E-Mail This
View ArticleElected Officials in the West Believe State Controlled Public Lands Movement...
Officials from 14 states who favor state control of federal land within their boundaries just wrapped up a three-day conference in Utah. They believe...» E-Mail This
View ArticleLands-Transfer Report, Decisions Delayed
Utah lawmakers will have to wait a little longer for an analysis of a federal lands transfer. The state public lands policy coordinating office told...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePublic Lands Transfer Could Be Economically Feasible for Utah
A new report on the impacts of transferring public lands to the control of the state of Utah indicates it could be economically feasible. State...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAppeals Court Reverses Decision in Kane County Roads Lawsuit
A federal appeals court judge has partially undone a lower court ruling that gave the state of Utah and Kane County rights to 12 of the 16 roads it...» E-Mail This
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