Utah bid to roll back Grand Staircase-Escalante plan veers off the fast track

An effort from Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument faces a steeper road ahead.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: June 13, 2026

Words: 636

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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A plan from Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy to change how the federal government manages a Utah national monument is facing a steeper road ahead after moving slower than anticipated and missing a deadline.

With support from the rest of Utah’s all-Republican congressional delegation, Lee and Maloy in March proposed undoing a Biden-era management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument spanning 1.9 million acres in southern Utah. Their effort drew intense …

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