Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will visit Utah on Thursday before submitting a review on national monuments in the state.

Residents there have both staunchly supported establishing and increasing the size of national monuments, and fiercely rallied against them.

Haaland is the latest Interior secretary tasked with making recommendations on where the boundaries lie.

Her input comes after President Donald Trump's administration decided to downsize two national monuments in southern Utah.

She's expected to submit a report to President Joe Biden after she meets with tribes and elected leaders at Bears Ears National Monument.