Letter: Utah’s public lands and the Northern Corridor Highway: We need a conversation, not one-sided politically-charged rhetoric
U.S. Reps. Celeste Maloy, left, and John Curtis attend a special hearing of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee held in Hurricane, Monday, April 22, 2024., the House Subcommittee on Federal Lands recently convened a hearing in Washington County led by vice-chair John Curtis, titled “Empowering Local Voices and Stopping Federal Overreach to Improve the Management of Utah’s Public Lands.” He and Reps.
The highway was approved through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area at the end of the Trump administration, despite an environmental impact statement showing it was counter to the NCA’s purpose, and describing alternatives outside the NCA that addressed traffic flow as well as those inside it, at about the same cost.
In response, Conserve Southwest Utah, a nonprofit group of 7,000 Washington County constituents, supported by a coalition of major conservation organizations, filed a lawsuit claiming the approval was unlawful. Last year the Interior Department agreed to re-assess the approval. The assessment is expected to be released for comment soon.
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