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  • Wrecking homes for open space: Philanthropist Jennifer Speers

    Jennifer Speers, a Salt Lake city resident with a legacy from her great-grandfather of stopping development along the Palisades in New York and New Jersey and a strong bent toward conservation, buys the Rio Colorado property, and pulls down Moab developer

    by Lisa Church, Apr 12, 2004

  • Luxury looms over Moab

    Some Moab, Utah, residents are fighting a luxury resort and development called Cloudrock that developers want to build on a state-owned mesa south of town.

    by Lisa Church, Mar 26, 2001

  • 'We haven't got anything back'

    Nephi, Utah, resident Ross Garrett in his own words talks about water and population growth in Utah.

    by Lisa Church, Jul 03, 2000

  • Utah's river kid takes on the water buffaloes

    Zachary Frankel's Utah Rivers Council is fighting the Central Utah Project, particularly a plan by farmers and investors to sell CUP water intended for irrigation to rapidly growing Salt Lake County.

    by Lisa Church, Jul 03, 2000

  • Mountain of mine waste may move after all

    The controversial pile of uranium tailings next to the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, may finally be moved.

    by Lisa Church, Jan 31, 2000

  • Second tram heads for Moab

    Some Moab, Utah, residents are up in arms about a developer's plans for a new tourist tram with a visitor center, store, restaurant and huge viewing deck at the top of the ride.

    by Lisa Church, Aug 30, 1999

  • Road ban stops a timber project

    Dixie National Forest officials cancel a controversial timber sale because it conflicts with the Forest Service's nationwide moratorium on road construction in roadless areas.

    by Lisa Church, May 24, 1999

  • Officials seek the "complete' Canyonlands

    Canyonlands Superintendent Walt Dabney has proposed to more than double the park's size by redrawing its boundaries along natural features.

    by Lisa Church, Mar 29, 1999

  • Locals rebel against road closures

    Locals are protesting the Forest Service's plan to close 210 miles of old logging roads in Dixie National Forest.

    by Lisa Church, Mar 01, 1999

  • No love for Lycra in Moab

    A rash of vandalism at Moab's Sand Flats Recreation Area, which includes the famous Slickrock bike trail, seems to be directed at mountain-biking tourists.

    by Lisa Church, Feb 15, 1999

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