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Trump’s shrinking of Utah monuments leave state’s lawsuit against federal government in limbo. Here’s why.

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By Addy Baird Verified
| The Salt Lake Tribune Verified
A lawsuit Utah filed against the federal government is in limbo after President Donald Trump issued a pair of executive orders — again — downsizing two Utah monuments. Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, in a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune, called Trump’s orders a “major step in the right direction,” but did not go so far as to say the state’s case was now settled.
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Utah wildfires rank 1 and 2 as largest in the nation. Here’s the latest on big blazes.

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By Addy Baird Verified
| The Salt Lake Tribune Verified
Many Utahns are celebrating July Fourth differently this year after Gov. Spencer Cox announced a ban on personal fireworks, part of a sweeping safety effort as wildfires scar vast swaths of the state. Crews are battling 10 large fires, according to the state’s official wildfire information website. Those blazes are burning more than 320,000 acres. Officials say at least 74,000 of that is human-caused, while just over 13,000 is due to natural causes.
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Two groups of spectators sue Stadium of Fire after fireworks malfunction at the 2024 show

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By Addy Baird Verified
| The Salt Lake Tribune Verified
About a dozen people who say they were injured by stray fireworks during the Stadium of Fire’s 2024 show are suing America’s Freedom Festival, the state of Utah, Provo City, Utah County, Brigham Young University and several other groups and companies, according to court documents filed this week.
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