Earth Matters: Solar costs plunge, Ohio extremists seek Senate, Utah keeps fighting monuments (sigh)
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UTAH OFFICIALS HIRE LAW FIRM IN BID TO OVERTURN BEARS EARS BOUNDARY RESTORATION President Joe Biden and Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland at the October announcement of restoration of boundaries of three national monuments set by President Barack ObamEarth Matters: Solar costs plunge, Ohio extremists seek Senate, Utah keeps fighting monuments (sigh)
UTAH OFFICIALS HIRE LAW FIRM IN BID TO OVERTURN BEARS EARS BOUNDARY RESTORATION President Joe Biden and Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland at the October announcement of restoration of boundaries of three national monuments set by President Barack Obama and reduced when Donald Trump came into office. Foes of President Joe Biden’s October restoration of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments to the boundaries set by President Barack Obama in 2016 and massively shrunk a year later after Donald Trump moved into the White House aren’t giving up. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, a Republican, announced Sunday that the firm of Consovoy McCarthy, which has repeatedly argued cases before the Supreme Court, has won a contract «to assist with research and analysis about potential litigation» to fight the monuments’ restoration to the full extent designated by Obama. In a statement, Reyes said, «Two months ago, President Biden ignored the views of Utah’s state and local leaders and unilaterally expanded the boundaries of both the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. As Utahns know better than anyone, these magnificent lands deserve appropriate long-term protections. Unfortunately, President Biden has undermined that goal. His actions create more uncertainty and prolong the political tug-of-war over Utah’s public lands.» Read more