Don’t believe Sen. Mike Lee when he says Utah has to choose between public lands and affordable housing. It’s a false choice and a dirty trick. And it flies in the face of Utahns’ actual experience of the beautiful landscapes we treasure.
In a recent speech to the conservative Sutherland Institute, Lee repeatedly demonized public lands and touted three horrible bills he intends to introduce to destroy them.
Despite Lee’s claims, Utahns overwhelmingly support public lands. According to the 2018 Conservation in the West poll, 91 percent of Utahns visited federally managed public lands last year, and 65 percent said rollbacks of laws that protect land, water and wildlife are a serious problem.