Advocacy group sues Utah to keep 18.5 million acres of land in federal hands

A Utah environmental group is pushing back against the state’s lawsuit seeking to take control of 18.5 million acres of public land managed by the federal government. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, or SUWA, says the state’s lawsuit and its attempts to remove federal oversight violates the Utah constitution. So, the environmental advocacy group is filing its own suit against the Gov. Spencer Cox and the Utah Attorney General’s Office.

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