Federal judge issues first ruling in ‘bellwether’ trial over Utah’s claims to thousands of roads on federal land
The decision affects just two of more than a dozen “bellwether” routes at the center of multiple lawsuits the state has filed against the federal government.
(Photo courtesy Jerry Roundy) Hole in the Rock Road at Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is photographed in May, 2011.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.