Utah backs out of state/federal land swap at Bears Ears NMon

Dave Harmon, PW editor
Feb 6, 2024
1 min read

Utah stood to gain valuable land and mineral resources from the federal government in exchange for state lands within the controversial Bears Ears National Monument.

Now, state leaders said that the deal is off.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/02/06/why-utah-leaders-just-rejected/

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