Utah's ongoing national monuments controversies may help jump-start Representative Noel's bill. The painful and divisive conflicts over Utah's unpopular Grand Staircase-Escalante (Clinton 1996) and Bears Ears (Obama 2016) National Monuments may galvanize support for a fresh approach to federal land…
Backed by majorities in both the Utah House and Senate, and likely to be signed by Governor Herbert, this Resolution is an offensive strike against federal power in a battle over lands and resources that has been simmering for years. Just…