Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that President Joe Biden’s action violates the authority granted in a century-old law that allows presidents to protect sites considered historically, geographically or culturally important.

Here’s a timeline of the major news stories that happened in Utah throughout 2021.

The latest Utah news from Monday morning, Oct. 11, 2021.

President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Friday restoring two national monuments in Utah to their originally designated sizes. The move also restored a monument off the coast of New England.

Utah elected officials expressed disappointment with the Biden administration’s decision to restore the monuments.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, June 16, 2021.

The latest Utah news from Monday evening, April 19, 2021.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland met with tribal and Utah state leaders Wednesday in San Juan County to talk about Bears Ears National Monument. She’s visiting southern Utah to meet with stakeholders before issuing a recommendation on the monuments’ fate.

The latest Utah news from April 1, 2021.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, January 20, 2021.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday directing federal agencies to review a long list of changes former President Donald Trump made to environmental regulations and the management of public lands, as well as his reduction of national monuments.

President-elect Joe Biden has promised to restore Bears Ears National Monument as soon as he’s inaugurated. That would make Native American tribes in Utah happy, but the monument would not be permanently protected.