We expected bad, but this is far worse. Background: On April 9, 2014, the Grand County Council Public Lands Working Committee identified 3 alternatives, along with maps, for long term designations of public lands in Grand County as part of Representative Rob Bishop’s proposed land use bill for eastern Utah....
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Another Attack on Our Parks and Monuments
Here we go again. Congress is attacking special places this week, this time by trying to dismantle the Antiquities Act, the mechanism that has safeguarded some of our nation’s most beloved national parks and monuments for future generations (nearly half of our national parks began as national monuments).
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Park Service Gem or ORV Playground?
The National Park Service is drafting an off-road vehicle plan for the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and is proposing to legitimize and expand existing, unauthorized ORV use. Your comments could help decide the fate of this remarkable landscape.
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Uranium Mining in Southern Utah — Again?
A Canadian mining corporation is proposing to significantly expand its overall mining operation to increase ore production at its Daneros uranium mine just five miles west of Natural Bridges National Monument.
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Sen. Hatch Declares Herbert’s Land Grab Dead on Arrival
Last Friday, Senator Orrin Hatch had some glum words for Utah legislators who support Utah Governor Gary Herbert’s quixotic wasteful attempts to get the federal government to hand over public lands to the state of Utah. Speaking before the Utah legislature: Hatch told the Utah Legislature on Friday that its drive...
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