Public access to trust lands varies widely from state to state.
Utah
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Advice from Moab’s mayor: Be careful what you wish for
As his final term ends, Dave Sakrison weighs the cost of decades of transformation.
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Don’t trim Grand Staircase. If anything, expand it.
The Utah monument is sustaining small town tourism, a good substitute for extractive industry.
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What are we fighting for?
Bell Prize winner: Through the trials of life, a young writer finds she’s fighting for our spirit.
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Deer at recess; Stranded in Kanab; A brain-eating mantis
Mishaps and mayhem around the region.
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A ‘war on the Republican establishment’ comes West
Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon aims to unseat incumbents in the 2018 midterms.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
What could be lost in a push for mining in monuments
In Grand Staircase-Escalante, coal and fossils lie side by side.
Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
Handbook to ranching; pizza-loving bears; high hopes for medical marijuana
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Can Utah’s centrists provide refuge for the disillusioned?
A new party called United Utah says that it is ‘Practical Not Partisan.’
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In Congress, an effort to curtail national monuments
Any monument larger than a square mile would require additional review.
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In monuments report, a skewed view of protections
Under the Antiquities Act, landscapes like the Grand Canyon count as ‘objects’ that can be protected.
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Key stories for understanding the monuments debate
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has advised Trump to modify 10 national monuments.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
Will Utah dam the Bear River?
The Wasatch Front faces drier times and a growing population, threatening the Great Salt Lake.
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National monuments protect meaning, not just landscapes
If Bears Ears shrinks, it will be to our national cultural detriment.
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Details emerge on proposed monument cutbacks
Interior Secretary Zinke says he will recommend reductions to some monuments, but not eliminations.
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The West’s latest prospecting frenzy? Extraterrestrial gold.
Companies are hunting for lithium near Moab, Utah.
Posted inAugust 21, 2017: Rooftop Revolution
Latest: Utah counties claim access to old roads
A convoluted legal battle takes a step forward.
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Don’t let this uranium mill repeat history
The White Mesa Mill’s license is up for renewal under the Trump administration.
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More than 1 million comments were submitted to Interior
The public comment period following Trump’s order on monuments has closed.
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Grand Staircase-Escalante was set up to fail
How budget cuts, a divided staff and state politics hamstrung Utah’s biggest monument.