November 16, 2017 Insiders mull what revisions Trump will make to massive Utah monuments That law passed by Congress gives U.S. presidents the authority to designate or set aside land as monuments to protect objects of historic, cultural…
November 16, 2017 Native tribes’ redistricting raises troubling questions about dual governments The thorny problem of dual governance in counties with Indian reservations and large Native American populations is of growing importance. Geographically, only a fraction…
November 8, 2017 Utah Navajos say monument designations not needed to protect sites In Utah’s San Juan County and nearby reservations, residents say their dissenting voices were ignored in the designation process for the area, a canyon…
November 3, 2017 Trial date set for enviro charged with attempted livestock destruction, witness retaliation A hearing was held in San Juan County Court on November 2, and the dates were set for Chilcoat’s and Franklin’s criminal trials. Chilcoat…
October 28, 2017 Local voices trump outside special interests in battle over Bears Ears “We believe in the importance of protecting these sacred antiquities, but Secretary Zinke and the Trump administration rolled up their sleeves to dig in,…
September 22, 2017 Is Forest Service shutting public out of its plans to ‘obliterate’ roads in Bears Ears Monument? Despite the strong likelihood that Bears Ears National Monument will be modified in coming months, Forest Service officials in southeastern Utah are planning to…
August 21, 2017 Forget the environment, power-obsessed SUWA sues to inflict pain on Utah counties [paypal_donation_button] Saul Alinsky wrote “Rules for Radicals” (a playbook for groups like SUWA). One of Alinskys truths which he accurately describes is this: Organizations that possess power are “in turn possessed by power. Obsessed with the fear…
August 18, 2017 Hypocritical enviro group sues Utah counties over monuments meeting [paypal_donation_button] The facts surrounding Shelby’s recusal show that Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance clearly lied about not having ‘a legal interest in the case,’ but…
July 28, 2017 Soros-funded ‘Western Priorities’ group admits Bears Ears assessment omits local voices [paypal_donation_button] The possibility cannot be dismissed that instead of fearing ‘skewed data,’ Center for Western Priorities avoided taking into account comments made by people…
July 10, 2017 Lyman: ‘Envirophiliacs’ smear San Juan County locals with fake news about Recapture Canyon Recapture Canyon is not closed to motorized use. It sits next to San Juan County’s largest town of Blanding, the population of which is…
