BY SAM LEVIN
On 23 January, a group of Utah ranchers gathered in Cedar City and made a pledge: they signed notices of “withdrawal of consent” to be governed – a statement rejecting the authority of... Read Original Story
BY REBEKAH L. SANDERS
Tribes and environmental groups plan to pressure President Barack Obama to create through executive action a massive buffer around Grand Canyon National Park before he leaves... Read Original Story
BY TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS
My husband, Brooke Williams, and I recently bought leasing rights to 1,120 acres of federal public lands near our home in Utah. The lease gives us the right to drill for oil... Read Original Story
BY BRIAN MAFFLY
Before a ban against cross-country motorized travel took effect in 2005, this area was known as "the spaghetti bowl" because of all the unnecessary user-created paths, Powell District... Read Original Story
BY JIM MIMIAGA
Bluff, Utah — For generations, the Allen Canyon band of Ute Mountain Utes have made a name for themselves creating artistic wedding baskets out of willows and plant dyes collected... Read Original Story
BY JOHN RUPLE
It has been said that "we are entitled to our opinions, just not our own facts." Recent debate over the Public Lands Initiative and Bears Ears National Monument proposal makes this a... Read Original Story
BY MARY O'BRIEN
With most eyes on the massive fossil fuel and roads-everywhere features of the Public Lands Initiative (“PLI”) of Representatives Bishop and Chaffetz, there’s a doozy that takes up... Read Original Story
BY RYAN HEINSIUS
The U.S. Department of the Interior says climate change is a growing threat to western water resources. A new report from the agency predicts Arizona and other states that depend on... Read Original Story
