Opioid crisis reaches grim milestone
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a press release on Nov. 17 with the sobering news that the United States reached a record number of deaths from drug overdose in a…
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Bears Ears is back — but don’t celebrate just yet: Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk unpacks the deeper implications — and limitations — of Biden’s monuments proclamation.
On Friday, the Biden administration announced it will reverse the Trump administration’s reduction of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts, a series of sea canyons and…
Grand County drafts public lands proposal: Commissioners weigh in on planning efforts
Grand County Commissioners and community leaders are working on a proposal for a public lands bill they hope will be considered by Congress in the next few years. Grand County residents are strongly…
Tracy Stone-Manning confirmed as BLM director: Many accuse Stone-Manning of links to “eco-terrorism”
After several years with no confirmed director, the Bureau of Land Management finally has a new head: President Joe Biden’s nominee Tracy Stone-Manning, who has been serving as the senior advisor for conservation…
Biden briefed on wildfires: President promises more support for firefighters and western states
On June 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized a Fire Management Assistance Grant to help pay for fighting the Pack Creek Fire in the La Sal Mountains above Moab. The grant means…
Haaland backs Bears Ears, Grand Staircase restoration: Utah politicians oppose action by the Biden administration
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has recommended the full restoration of the original boundaries of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments, which were reduced by former President Donald Trump in 2017….
Haaland submits report on Utah’s Bears Ears, Grand Staircase monuments
Label: Public Land Photo: U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. [File photo] Since Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s visit to Southeast Utah in April, where she evaluated the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears…
Haaland to visit Utah, tour Bears Ears and Grand Staircase
A group of Utah politicians issued a statement welcoming newly confirmed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s announcement of an upcoming visit to Utah. Haaland intends to tour Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments,…
Utah lawmakers ask for more time, permanent legislative action on national monuments
On Monday, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and the other members of Utah’s congressional delegation sent a letter to President Joe Biden regarding the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. “We…