16 local leaders in Utah sign letter to Interior secretary, urging him to 'protect public lands'

Sixteen current or former local leaders in Utah sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. The group urged the secretary to protect public lands and reconsider recent policies they believe threaten those areas.
More than a dozen current or former local leaders in Utah joined a letter sent to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, urging him to reconsider recent policies they say have threatened public lands.
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