You are missing the point. The USA has 4 to 5 times the energy reserves of the Saudis. The Dems, some Repubs and enviros are on the Saudi take (funding think tanks).
The Feds grab the land and make it a park. This keeps us energy slaves to the Saudis. Great job Utah.
There's a coal field that'd choke the crab nebula.
Same in North Dakota, South Dakota, parts of Wyoming, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, and so on.
Utah isn't the only place in this country with coal.
The redesignation of the low-sulfur coalfields is the issue you're talking about ~ not Saudi intrigue.
The redesignation can be changed and the coal thrown open to mining.
I'd prefer just giving the whole place to Utah.