The Utah Legislature has gone on record repeatedly over the years as wanting no new wilderness. So while their endorsement of a 1.4 million-acre wilderness plan may not seem like much to environmentalists, it was a giant shift in policy for lawmakers.

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Lawmakers passed a resolution approving the designation of 1.4 million acres of new wilderness in Utah, but the resolution does not identify where those 1.4 million acres are.

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