Governor Cox is fighting federal overreach.
The Cox Administration is fighting Federal OVerreach. Why?
Help shape environmental assessments and environmental impact statements
Ensure the Utah leads on watershed plans, range improvements, and restoration projects
Ensure that federal actions are consistent with our state resource management plan.
Here are some of the most important efforts to fight Federal overreach by Governor Cox in his First Term:
March 2021 letter to OMB regarding challenges with Metropolitan Statistical Areas
May 2021 joint letter to President Biden regarding border crisis
June 2021 joint letter to President Biden opposing court packing proposal
June 2021 letter to Deputy Secretary of Interior Beaudreau regarding management of federal lands
August 2021 letter to President Biden regarding COVID school policies
August 2021 letter to Surface Transportation Board regarding Uinta Basin Railway
September 2021 letter to Secretary of Interior Haaland supporting the Northern Corridor
September 2021 joint letter to President Biden regarding the border crisis
November 2021 letter to President Biden opposing the 30x30 plan
January 2022 joint letter to President supporting expanded visa programs
February 2022 letter to Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack supporting Uinta Basin Railway
February 2022 joint letter to President Biden supporting EPA Small Refinery Exemption
March 2022 letter to President Biden supporting energy and critical minerals on public lands
March 2022 letter to Secretary of Energy Granholm regarding content-based siting policies
April 2022 letter to President Biden opposing SEC climate disclosure rules
April 2022 joint letter to President Biden opposing project labor agreements
May 2022 joint letter to President Biden and SEC Chair Gensler opposing SEC climate disclosure rules
May 2022 letter to President Biden regarding baby formula shortage
June 2022 letter to Secretary of Interior Haaland supporting Northern Corridor
June 2022 letter to President Biden regarding EPA Renewable Fuel Standard and E15 waiver
August 2022 letter to President Biden regarding Title IX changes
August 2022 letter to Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg opposing USDOT’s greenhouse gas policies
September 2022 letter to President Biden opposing student loan forgiveness plan
November 2022 letter to Secretary of HHS Becerra proposing CCDF flexibility
December 2022 joint letter to President Biden regarding Public Health Emergency
January 2023 joint letter to President Biden opposing revised definition of Waters of the U.S.
May 2023 letter to President Biden opposing loan level pricing adjustment policy
May 2023 letter to Secretary of Education Cardona opposing Title IX changes
June 2023 joint letter to Secretary of Interior Haaland opposing BLM conservation rule
August 2023 letter to President Biden (hand delivered during POTUS visit)
September 2023 joint letter to President Biden regarding the border crisis
September 2023 letter to Secretary of Interior Haaland regarding Great Salt Lake
November 2023 joint letter to BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning opposing changes to grazing policies