Utah Public Lands

Republican lawmakers are increasingly turning to the Congressional Review Act to overturn public lands management plans — but until now, it hadn't been used to target a national monument.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Andy Larsen, Brooke Larsen, and Addy Baird join Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including the ongoing debate over Utah public lands, and more.

These lands have been a hot issue in Utah for most of our state’s history.

Tribune reporters Emily Anderson Stern, Anastasia Hufham and Sofia Jeremias join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including Republican lawmakers voting to direct Utah to ignore the Biden administration’s Title IX protections for trans students.

Utah’s population is growing at an exceptional rate and proposed development to accommodate new residents is on the rise. These projects often need to obtain federal permits, and along with that comes an environmental assessment called NEPA.

The Utah Attorney General is looking to hire third party legal counsel to challenge President Biden's reinstatement of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears…

On Monday, the US Forest Service issued a draft proposing approval for a right of way through the Ashley National Forest, for the Uinta Basin Railway. A…

A previously denied proposal to put a highway through the Book Cliffs has returned. Wildlife conservation groups and local non-profits question the…

The Biden Administration’s oil and gas leasing moratorium last January was met with opposition. Landon Newell, a Staff Attorney with the Southern Utah…

Newly-confirmed U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland made her first official trip in her new role this week, and she came to Utah to visit the…