The feds own millions of acres of public land in Utah. Now the state is suing for control of over half of it.
Utah officials filed the lawsuit on Tuesday, asking the U.S. Supreme Court whether the federal government can indefinitely control public lands within the state’s borders.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes discusses Utah's landmark public lands lawsuit during a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.