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Widespread backlash killed Mike Lee’s plan to sell public lands. Utah state leaders are undeterred.

With a disruptive Supreme Court, White House and Congress overseeing federal lands, Utah continues to hone its strategy.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hikers walk along the Cecret Lake trail, in the Albion Basin, on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The trail is located on federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and part of the public lands where Utah would like assert more control.