Tribes in Utah have proposed a new Bears Ears National Monument spanning nearly 2 million acres. But some locals and Utah political leaders are fighting the idea.
In southeastern Utah, American Indian tribes are also hoping for help from the federal government. Tribes want the Obama administration to protect a swath of wild lands and archaeological sites by creating a new national monument to be called Bears Ears. Such a monument would span nearly 2 million acres, which concerns some locals and Utah political leaders fighting the designation. From member station KUER in Salt Lake City, Judy Fahys reports...