BY BRIAN MAFFLY
A proposed oil-shale mine and processing plant would generate up to 23 million tons of spent shale, yet Enefit American Oil has not revealed how it intends to safely manage this waste... Read Original Story
BY ROB ARNBERGER , JOE ALSTON , AND STEVE MARTIN
We’re celebrating the 100th anniversary of America’s National Park Service in 2016 because, a century ago, a group of visionaries had the courage and... Read Original Story
BY BILL HEDDEN
Years ago, the writer and activist Terry Tempest Williams and I stood on the sidewalk in front of the Whitney Museum in New York asking passersby if they knew what the BLM is. Terry... Read Original Story
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
President Obama’s visits this weekend to Carlsbad Caverns and Yosemite national parks give him a timely opportunity to think about how, in the twilight of his presidency, he can... Read Original Story
BY WESTERN PRIORITIES
Faced with overwhelming proof that archaeological sites in Utah’s Bears Ears region are being raided and destroyed by looters, vandals, and grave robbers, people opposed to... Read Original Story
BY BRIAN MAFFLY
New polling indicates Utah voters are divided starkly over whether a Bears Ears National Monument should be designated for the archaeologically rich landscape in San Juan County.
A 39... Read Original Story
Bluff, UT – As the nation marks the 110thanniversary of the Antiquities Act, more than 700 archaeologists have signed a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to designate a Bears Ears National... Read Original Story
BY ISABEL MENZEL
Native American tribal leaders are asking the public to urge Arizona elected leaders to designate 1.7 million acres around the Grand Canyon as a national monument to protect it from... Read Original Story
