Celeste Maloy

The announcement won praise from Western Republican lawmakers while drawing criticism from environmental groups that see the move as an attempt to dismantle the agency. Federal officials say the change puts leaders closer to the forests they manage.

Utah’s congressional delegation introduced a resolution to roll back the rules that govern the vast monument. Conservation groups worry the move will harm southern Utah’s landscape and protected areas across the West.

This ruling comes days after the Utah Supreme Court dismissed a separate request to let the state keep using its 2021 congressional map.

Reps. Celeste Maloy and Burgess Owens are asking a federal court to block a new map that improves the chances of a Democrat winning a Salt Lake County-centric seat.

On July 16, 1945, the U.S. detonated the first nuclear bomb. In the years that followed, other tests led to a wave of health problems in Utah and across the West. Now, advocates are celebrating the expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

The proposal would make 18.7 million acres of Utah public lands eligible to be sold, including parcels that overlap with popular trails like Mount Ogden, Grandeur Peak and Mount Timpanogos.

The amendment proposed by Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy would have sold more than 10,000 acres of federal land near St. George to local governments.

Over 200 volunteers flew to the capitol to help sew quilts together and deliver them to Congress. Mormon Women for Ethical Government and Women Building Peace delivered around 60 quilts.

Local leaders want to shore up roads and water infrastructure for Washington County’s future growth. Conservationists worry it could open the door to privatizing Western landscapes.

Without clear details on how Congressional Republicans' plan to sell or transfer 460,000 acres of public land will work, skeptics worry it could be a giveaway for developers and mining companies.

Mormon Women for Ethical Government jump-started an effort in Utah to create quilts with personalized messages from women about protecting democracy. They will be hand- delivered to Utah’s congressional delegation in May.

Maloy says the country risks drifting toward authoritarianism if the executive branch isn't brought under control. But she says her concern isn't specific to President Donald Trump's administration and existed when Democrat Joe Biden was in the White House, too.