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Utah trust lands agency nixes gravel pit lease in favor of selling scenic parcel near Capitol Reefsltrib.com
The dust may be settling over Teasdale’s gravel pit controversy, thanks to a decision by Utah trust lands officials to cancel a mineral lease on the 120-acre state-owned parcel in favor of selling it. For ... -
At 87, eco-legend Ken Sleight of Ed Abbey fame is still fighting Lake Powell -- but knows it's a losing battlesltrib.com
Moab • Ensconced at the base of the La Sal Mountains, 15 miles south of Utah’s redrock capital, storied environmentalist Ken Sleight looks out over the landscape of a rich life. Immortalized as Seldom Seen ... -
Check out the new book of Native American voices about Bears Earssltrib.com
An important new collection of Native American writers essaying the cultural significance of Utah’s Bears Ears landscape will be launched with two Utah readings this week. The interviews, essays and poems in “Edge of Morning: ... -
Beyond Division: American Indians Unite to Create Bears Ears • The Revelatortherevelator.org
A conversation with Navajo/Hopi filmmaker Angelo Baca. -
Beyond Division: American Indians Unite to Create Bears Ears • The Revelatortherevelator.org
A conversation with Navajo/Hopi filmmaker Angelo Baca. -
Tribes gear up for major legal battle with Trump over Bears Ears National Monumentthinkprogress.org
Native leaders baffled by Zinke’s claim that they are “very happy” with a potentially reduced monument. -
Letter: Big oil's interests, and ourssltrib.com
On Jan. 13, a letter was sent to Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Rob Bishop, chairpersons of the Senate and House National Resource Committees, respectively. It reads, in part; “The American Petroleum Institute (API) has ... -
Interior head says public lands can make U.S. a 'dominant' oil powerreuters.com
Boosting drilling and mining on America's protected federal lands can help the United States become not just independent, but "dominant" as a global energy force, according to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, whose agency manages about one-fifth of U.S. ... -
Oil and gas industry will pounce if Bears Ears shrinkssltrib.com
In making their case for rescinding Bears Ears National Monument, Utah officials have downplayed the potential for oil and gas development on the lands that five tribes persuaded President Barack Obama’s administration to set aside ... -
Patagonia's CEO Is Ready To Lead The Corporate Resistance To Trumphuffingtonpost.com
The private, California-based outdoor retailer is preparing to sue the White House to protect public lands. -
Return Bears Ears to native peopleregisterguard.com
Bears Ears National Monument is sacred land to native people in Utah. President Obama lawfully designated it for protection in 2016, but now President Trump and Republican leaders in Utah and elsewhere are trying to reverse that action and open this ma... -
Shrinking Utah's Bears Ears National Monument would be one more broken promise to Native Americanslatimes.com
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's recommendation to break up Bears Ears capitulates to politicians who don't represent the will of Utahns. -
The Bears Ears National Monument is good for Utahubmedia.biz
In the editorial by the Duchesne County Farm Bureau on The Bears Ears National Monument, (June 6th edition of the Vernal Express), they called the Sovereign Nations of the American -
Summit Daily editorial: Trump and Zinke declare war on public land preservation | SummitDaily.comsummitdaily.com
Camping season is upon us. It’s officially that time of year when families flow into Summit County and other parts of Colorado to soak in the rugged beauty of -
Op-ed: Utah officials scheme the ultimate land grabsltrib.com
With America’s national monuments under review by the Trump administration, Utah’s politicians have made their next move toward the ultimate land grab – stripping protections from and selling away America’s public lands. From sportsmen to ... -
Oil and gas industry will pounce if Bears Ears shrinkssltrib.com
In making their case for rescinding Bears Ears National Monument, Utah officials have downplayed the potential for oil and gas development on the lands that five tribes persuaded President Barack Obama’s administration to set aside ... -
72 hours in San Juan Countymoabsunnews.com
Staring upward from a comfortable queen bed placed on a red dirt floor, one can see the crisp blue sky and early morning glow peek through a small opening at the top of a hogan on the Navajo Nation. -
Kanarraville Falls: Best kept secret becomes nightmarethespectrum.com
One of southern Utah's most beloved hiking trails is causing big problems for the little town of Kanarraville. -
Will Trump Try to Sink Sage Grouse Conservation?psmag.com
The Department of the Interior's sage grouse review is a big win for fossil fuel interests. -
Contested National Monuments in Utah House Treasure Troves of Fossilsinsidescience.org
Paleontologists have found incredible dinosaur diversity at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. What could nearby Bears Ears hold?