What will Utah’s energy landscape look like under Biden?
“One of the things we saw generally when it comes to public lands is that people in
Utah tended to be much happier with Trump. “The question is still hanging out there
with what happens with Bears Ears and the size of the monument.” Burbank predicted
tension between rural areas like those in Utah and the Biden administration will become
a way of life. “County commissioners in rural areas probably had better access to
the federal government than they ever have had because of President Trump.” While
Trump pushed an energy dominant agenda, Biden clearly takes global warming more seriously,
Burbank added.“Any efforts to have a strong extractive energy policy will be seen
through the light of the concern over global warming.”