Bear Ears Is The New Focus For Conservation and Tribal Groups
Utah representatives Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz are unveiling their long-awaited Public Lands Initiative in Salt Lake City. But Utah’s Navajos and Utes , along with conservation groups, have joined...
View ArticleUtah Governor Discusses Bears Ears Land in Monthly Press Conference
Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature has approved a resolution declaring opposition to a possible national monument in the Bears Ears area of southeastern Utah.
View ArticleNavajos Voice Dissent for Bears Ears National Monument
With help from the organization Sutherland Institute , members of two chapters of the Navajo Nation have released a video in opposition to a plan that asks President Obama to use the U.S. Antiquities...
View ArticleArchaeologists Urge Obama to Protect Bears Ears
More than 700 a rchaeologists have signed a letter urging President Obama to protect the Bears Ears region in southeastern Utah.
View ArticleOutdoor Retailers Say Yes, Congressional Delegation Echos No Bears Ears
The Outdoor Retailers expo opened in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, with an endorsement of the designation of the Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah.
View ArticleNavajo, Ute, Hopi Tribal Leaders Fight To Have A Voice In Bears Ears Management
We were a stones throw from the Arizona border. Hundreds of mostly Navajos and Utes, from Utah and the Four Corners, traveled long miles in sudden winter conditions, to gather at the well-heated...
View ArticleUtah House GOP Leaders Back Resolution To Undo Bears Ears
With the arrival of a new administration in the White House, Utah Republicans are looking to undo the Bears Ears monument designation made by President Barack Obama. Utah House Speaker and Republican...
View ArticleOutdoor Clothing Company Patagonia Boycotts Outdoor Retailer Shows In Utah
Outdoor clothing company Patagonia says it is boycotting Outdoor Retailer shows held in Utah. The decision comes in response to a resolution signed on Friday by Governor Gary Herbert calling on...
View ArticleDems, Business Owners Blast Utah GOP For Losing Outdoor Show
State Democratic leaders and a couple of small business owners are blasting Utah’s Republican leadership for its stubborn stance on public lands that led a lucrative outdoor trade show to leave town.
View ArticleOutdoor Clothing Company Patagonia Visits USU Campus
If you’re walking around the campus of Utah State University Wednesday you may have noticed a funny looking vehicle parked on the Quad and lots of signs for the clothing company Patagonia. This...
View ArticleBehind the Headlines: Retirement Rumors, Bears Ears and a Religious Leader...
Amid growing concerns for his health, Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott considers retiring from the position before his term ends in 2020. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommends re-sizing the...
View ArticleLarge Outdoor Trade Show Confirms Move From Utah To Denver
Denver will be the new home for the nation's largest outdoor recreation trade show. At a press conference with Colorado's governor and Denver's mayor, the director of the Outdoor Retailer trade show,...
View ArticleBears Ears Or Bust: Colorado Policy Group Hits The Road, Ends In Utah
In an effort to drum up support for the 27 western monuments being reviewed by Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke, the Center for Western Priorities, a conservation organization based in Colorado, stopped by 6...
View ArticleIf President Adopts Zinke's Report, Utah Officials May Join Likely Sup. Court...
Correction: A previous version of this story claimed that the public comment period ended with the submission of Sec. Zinke's report last Thursday. The formal comment period actually ended July 10. The...
View ArticleVarious Religious And Spiritual Leaders Make Pilgrimage To Bears Ears NM
This weekend a group of about two dozen people, including religious leaders from surrounding areas and tribal spiritual leaders, will meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico and make a pilgrimage to Bears Ears...
View ArticleKeeping Bears Ears May Help Local Economies
Prior to President Donald Trump’s visit to Utah on Monday, southern Utah leaders discuss the importance of Bears Ears and the possible economic value to keeping the monument.
View ArticleSouthern Utah Wilderness Alliance Plans Litigation After Trump Monument...
“Well, as we feared, Trump has cut out over two million acres,” said Scott Groene, the executive director of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.
View ArticleNational Monument Reductions On Tuesday's Access Utah
Announcing the actions in Salt Lake City, President Trump has removed some 2 million acres from the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments and split the two monuments into five....
View ArticleHow A Uranium Mining Company Influenced The Bears Ears Decision, & More On...
Recently obtained documents show how a uranium mining company pressured the Trump administration to shrink Bears Ears National Monument. Federal regulators tentatively approve moving forward with the...
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