State of Utah to Challenge Biden's Restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase

The State of Utah has decided to move forward with a challenge to President Biden's restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments. They have hired a law firm (at $498/hour) to research potential litigation based on recent opinions from some members of the U.S. Supreme Court that the Antiquities Act is the wrong way to protect large landscapes in southern Utah. This action came several days after about one hundred members of a coalition of Hopi, Navajo, Utes, Ute Mountain Utes, and Zuni marched on the Utah State Capitol to protest the potential lawsuit.  Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance has set up a website for you to share your thoughts with Utah Governor Cox. You can access the site HERE.