Voices: Behind closed doors, there are more threats ahead for our public lands

The Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante rollbacks leave Utah as a flashpoint in the public lands fight — once again. But the monuments battle is only one part of a broader effort to gut public lands across the West.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Indian Creek area of Bears Ears National Monument near Monticello on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.