Bears Ears in the News: Change and Controversy at the BLM

Environmentalists, tribes blast Utah national monument plan - KUTV, 7/27/19

Perhaps the most controversial component of the plan is its opening large swaths of archaeologically significant land to off-road vehicle use - something both conservationists and Native peoples see as insulting to tribes and dangerous for fragile landscapes.

But this isn’t the only story keeping the BLM in the headlines.

Rebecca RobinsonAugust 13, 2019Bears Ears National Monument, Federal Lands, Department of Interior, Interior Department, Utah, National Monument, Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, BLM, Indian Creek

Bears Ears in the News: Legal Limbo and an "Existential Threat'

For nearly four years, the Salt Lake Tribune has consistently provided the most consistent and comprehensive coverage of the Bears Ears saga. Reporters Brian Maffly and Thomas Burr, with key assists from other Tribune staff writers, have followed the legal battle that ensued after President Trump drastically reduced Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in December 2017. Here, Burr examines the status of the lawsuits filed by tribes and conservationists

Rebecca RobinsonJune 18, 2019Salt Lake Tribune, Federal Lands, science magazine, The Guardian, Bears Ears, Grand Staircase, Brian Maffly, Thomas Burr

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