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 U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Utah that argued the federal government was unconstitutionally holding onto vast, unreserved swathes of the Republican-led state's territory comprising more than a third of the land within its borders.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Utah's lawsuit that sought to make federal lands within its state borders illegal.

This breaking story has been updated. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will not hear Utah’s sweeping public lands lawsuit, where the state argued it should take over 18.5 million acres of federally controlled land within its borders.

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Utah House Minority Leader Angela Romero, a Democrat, praised the Supreme Court's decision in a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune as a "win for all Americans and the protection of our environment. Today's actions serve as an important reminder that our public lands should not be privatized or exploited for short-term benefits."

Utah authorities are seeking more information about a climber who installed climbing bolts into the site of an ancient petroglyph.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a lawsuit Utah filed against the United States that could have affected millions of acres of federal public land

Utah’s lawsuit against the federal government is a misguided effort rooted in flawed legal claims and shortsighted priorities,” writes Karen Crompton, a member of the Utah Citizens’ Counsel.

The Biden administration on Thursday took steps to safeguard an iconic bird species of the Wester United States — but did so in only two out of the 10 states where such protections were