Utah’s senators have joined forces to safeguard some of the state’s historic roads from closure as a result of Bureau of Land Management edicts.

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 in limbo.

At stake is control of public lands in Western states, and conservationists fear increased efforts to roll back protections under the next Trump administration.

A coalition of Utah Republicans has filed legislation invoking a 19th century mining law to block the Bureau of Land Management from implementing a series of travel management plans in the state that critics say emphasizes conservation over public access.

In 1996, President Bill Clinton created the Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument with pen and paper at a table in neighboring Arizona. The designation came as a harsh surprise to Utah political leaders who asserted they were blindsided by the move.

The Bureau of Land Management will be offering 15 parcels in three counties in Utah for a geothermal lease sale to be held on April 2025.

By Kennedy Maize The state of Utah’s odd-ball, long-shot attempt to wrest control of federal land from the U.S. Interior Department has crashed and burned at the U.S. Supreme Court. The Beehive State sought a direct appeal to the high court,

Preeminent naturalist John Muir stated, “The bottom third of Utah should become a National Park!” He was overtaken by its rugged, unadulterated majesty. Many other prominent authors and naturalists have spoken in its behalf- Terry Tempest Williams, Ed Abbey, Wallace Stegner, Steve Trimble, to name a few.

A portion of roadways subject to litigation between Garfield County and the High Lonesome Ranch west of De Beque has been deemed not to be a public right of way

Conservation groups are trying to understand what the Trump Administration's priorities are, and how to advocate for public land and wildlife.

There is a shrinking potential to increase the amount of official wilderness in the country. The possibilities are waning because of federal agency decisions and congressional opposition or indifference.

The Trump administration also began compiling a list of federal employees who can be easily fired without the ability to appeal their dismissal.