May 8, 2017 San Juan County’s largest Navajo chapter formally opposes Bears Ears Monument Named after a pair of mesas which dominate the high desert landscape, Bears Ears is arid, and rich in minerals and fossil fuels, but…
May 8, 2017 Utah national monuments ‘adversely impact’ ranching, multiple use, economic development The courts have declared there is no need to protect common sagebrush ground with no scientific or historic value. While there are clearly beautiful…
May 7, 2017 Stewards of San Juan County rally locals to magnify the message, #RescindBearsEars Wesley Tyler of Roy, Utah challenges Interior Secretary Zinke to ask ‘supporters’ of Obama’s Bears Ears federal designation where they are from. Chances are,…
April 28, 2017 Bears Ears: The last straw in monuments abuses That law was intended to prevent the looting of archaeological and Native American structures and objects, and it gave the federal government an expeditious…
April 26, 2017 Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante at top of Zinke monuments review Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Tuesday there’s “no doubt” he is visiting Utah to talk to people about the controversial Bears Ears National Monument…
April 25, 2017 Trump, Hatch eye rolling back 2 decades of national monument land grabs It’s worth noting that the areas targeted by Obama in his waning days, including Bears Ears, Gold Butte, Nevada (the location of the Cliven…
April 19, 2017 Corporate enviros terrified that abusive Antiquities Act land grabs might end “Like you, we care deeply for our public lands and have genuine concerns about presidents meddling with millions of acres. We see more losers…
April 11, 2017 Zinke reopens Recapture Canyon, site of 2014 public access showdown “Recreation on public lands is a big part of what we do at the Interior Department and the BLM, but for many persons with…
April 9, 2017 VIDEO: President has authority to reverse Antiquities Act designations During his term, the former president used executive actions to lock up hundreds of millions of acres on both land and sea, making them…
March 21, 2017 Bears Ears sold on the myth of tribal co-management The Navajo Nation Aneth chapter, one of the chapters closest to the monument, rejected the proposal. Many Native Americans have stood up against this…
