Johnny Quest
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So with Trump returning to office shortly, what do we see happening with the control of public lands in Utah?
So now what? (The land use thread)
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****-all? The last time he was in office with a friendly House and Senate he made a half hearted swing at reducing Bears Ears and GSE, did nothing to make sure they stayed reduced, and that was pretty much it. I expect him to consolidate power at the Federal level, I don't think he'll cede a thing to the states on any issue, including Take Back Utah. It's entirely possible that Cox et al will back off that entirely, actually, because I'm pretty sure that whole thing is at least 50% about trying to rile the base against a Democrat administration and with a friendly Interior there's no need for that now. Trump might even TELL them to knock it off, and Cox is apparently a good little doggie now so if Trump says jump, he'll jump.
Good news? Haven't heard any BS from Biden about new monuments, and Deb Haaland will be out as Interior so you might see a little shuffling at the top as Trump finds somebody sympathetic to the extraction and ranching industries to fill that spot. Whoever that is MIGHT be sympathetic to open access. But open access doesn't make money, so I doubt we'll see more than lip service.