Vern Jones is a Utah landman, a professional who secures rights to federal minerals on behalf of himself and others in the oil and gas business.
But for years Jones has also worked as a contract... Read Original Story
MISHONGNOVI — At the end of a dusty road, beside two water tanks in the desert shrubs, a windmill spins in the breeze.
From a spigot, water flows through a blue hose and gushes into a bucket.
When... Read Original Story
With the sun setting on the industry-friendly Trump administration and its “energy dominance” agenda for public lands, the Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday proposed leasing 2,100 acres in Utah’... Read Original Story
When locations were chosen more than half a century ago for the dozens of uranium mills that dot the Four Corners landscape, one common factor was almost always considered: proximity to productive... Read Original Story
Orange bucket and pie server in hand, Jane Brady stopped.
The ground inside Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve was littered with bleached-out rocks, speckled with clusters of black dirt.
"Look at... Read Original Story
MISHONGNOVI — At the base of a sandstone mesa, the ground descends in a series of stone terraces and steps, forming an oval-shaped ceremonial gathering place with flat rocks arranged around a central... Read Original Story
With fewer than 50 days remaining before Inauguration Day, the San Juan County Commission passed a resolution Tuesday calling upon President-elect Joe Biden “to take immediate action to restore the... Read Original Story
KYKOTSMOVI — On a barren patch of sandy ground, Beatrice Norton stood beside her son examining the rows of corn.
A few of the biggest cornstalks grew waist-high. Most of the plants were knee-high or... Read Original Story
