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The Department of Justice says Utah gave up the rights to the federal lands within its boundaries when it joined the union in 1896.

If the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case, it could drastically change the ownership and management of public lands across the West.

The outcome of the case could determine how much authority a president has to resize national monuments, which could impact Colorado鈥檚 Camp Hale and Dolores River.

The plan opens up 31 million acres of public lands to solar development across 11 western states.

Fights over public lands aren鈥檛 unusual in the West. But Utah is now going straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to wrest control of 18.5 million acres of federal land.

The guidance documents tell state and field office managers across the West how to carry out the new rule, which officially went into effect in June.

A coalition of Western conservationists and tribes are working to protect more public lands before the November presidential election.

This spring, the federal government is expected to finalize a rule that would require oil and gas companies to pay more to drill on public lands across the Western U.S.

The Western Solar Plan added five more states, meaning more public land has been identified for future projects. But there are concerns over the effect on hunting and fishing on some of these lands.

In the first three years, the Biden administration has protected millions of acres and spent billions on conservation.