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9 Tips for Preserving Important Sacred Sites

Source: Indian Country Today Media Network

News|December 16, 2015

BY JONATHAN BAILEY As a child I would climb in the back of a pickup truck that took me to a house nestled between walls of cheat grass and Russian thistle. There, the man was, with the blue eyes that... Read Original Story

Utah official who helped arrange loan to ship coal through California resigns

Source: LA Times

News|December 16, 2015

BY WILLIAM YARDLEY A Utah official who quietly helped arrange a $53-million loan using public money so that coal-producing counties in his state could export coal to Asia through a terminal planned... Read Original Story

Forest Service plan to revive aspen on Monroe Mountain draws controversy

Source: Salt Lake Tribune

News|December 16, 2015

BY BRIAN MAFFLY For one of Utah's largest aspen communities to rebound and thrive, the U.S. Forest Service says, parts of Monroe Mountain must burn. Forest Service officials hope to restore aspen in... Read Original Story

Where is Rob Bishop's promised lands bill?

Source: Deseret News

News|December 12, 2015

BY AMY JOI O'DONOGHUE Rep. Rob Bishop's much-awaited legislation promoted as the panacea to the divisive public land conflicts on 18 million acres in Utah remains under construction, months after he... Read Original Story

Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris

Source: New York Times

News|December 12, 2015

BY CORAL DAVENPORT With the sudden bang of a gavel Saturday night, representatives of 195 nations reached a landmark accord that will, for the first time, commit nearly every country to lowering... Read Original Story

How Utah quietly made plans to ship coal through California

Source: LA Times

News|December 11, 2015

BY WILLIAM YARDLEY The troubled U.S. coal industry has said for years that its future is in Asia. The question has been how to get there. New coal export facilities proposed for the West Coast have... Read Original Story

Guest commentary: Managing federal minerals as if carbon emissions mattered

Source: Denver Post

News|December 11, 2015

BY MARK SQUILLACE President Obama gets deservedly high marks for his efforts to confront climate change. The Clean Power Plan, path-breaking fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, and his... Read Original Story

Canyon hiking, running plan winning converts

Source: Arizona Daily Sun

News|December 6, 2015

BY EMERY COWAN Last month, Grand Canyon National Park released its own attempt to deal with trail overcrowding and conflicts, among other issues. Its draft backcountry management plan proposes a... Read Original Story

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