February 18, 2017 Fact checking Utah’s corporate environmentalist exit …the governor won’t be hurt. The Legislature won’t be hurt. The congressional delegation won’t be hurt. In fact, they’ll be liberated. No longer will…
February 15, 2017 Too Big: Effort to shrink Grand Staircase/Escalante NM gets bi-partisan support At 1.88 million acres, Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is larger than the combined footprints of the state’s “Mighty 5” national parks and Cedar…
February 14, 2017 A monument to ‘presidential vanity,’ it’s time to rescind Bears Ears Even modern progressives must admit that such monuments to presidential vanity are a bad thing. Like many Progressive Era policies, the Antiquities Act is…
February 12, 2017 Bears Ears Archaeology: What’s truly ancient and what’s not? With modern scientific breakthroughs we can now more wisely use those resources, by applying less invasive strategies. Mother Earth has always been generous, and…
February 8, 2017 Trump can reverse egregious Antiquities Acts edicts by doing 2 simple things That President Trump has the authority to vacate the actions of his predecessors is without question. Just as no Congress can bind a future…
January 31, 2017 Text of Utah resolution to rescind Obama Bears Ears takeover Backed by majorities in both the Utah House and Senate, and likely to be signed by Governor Herbert, this Resolution is an offensive strike…
January 28, 2017 Movement to rescind federal monuments takeovers ignites in Utah legislature Noel believes the appropriate size of the monument should be no more than 500,000 acres and that multiple laws exist on the books to…
January 19, 2017 Fake news about looting used to push federal Bears Ears takeover San Juan County Commissioner Rebecca Benally testified to this fact in a Congressional hearing last September. In her testimony she asserted that not only…
January 18, 2017 Interior nominee promises to revisit Obama monuments takeovers “I’m absolutely committed to restoring trust. If confirmed, I’ve committed to go out to Utah first, and talk to the governor and talk to…
January 16, 2017 Will Bears Ears go the way of Grand Staircase/Escalante, or can it be reversed President-elect Trump has agreed to look into reversing the Bears Ears National Monument designation, all or in part, and he has the authority to do so. But…
