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Bears Ears

Grand Staircase
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Trump’s Policies on Public Lands Will Hurt Local Economies

As Sec. Zinke prepares to open Grand Staircase-Escalante to mining, experts and business owners say tourism income far outweighs the potential from fossil-fuel extraction.
August 16, 2018
by
Daria Bachmann
As Sec. Zinke prepares to open Grand Staircase-Escalante to mining, experts and business owners say tourism income far outweighs the potential from fossil-fuel extraction.
Yosemite Falls
The Ask

It’s No Mystery Why These Crime Novels Are Set in National Parks

We have five questions about environmental justice for Scott Graham, author of the National Park Mystery series.
June 20, 2018
by
John R. Platt
We have five questions about environmental justice for Scott Graham, author of the National Park Mystery series.
Bears Ears National Monument
Voices

The Great Dying: Modern Solutions From an Ancient Crisis

Bears Ears National Monument’s imperiled fossil heritage holds clues to understanding some of our most urgent questions about climate change.
April 27, 2018
by
Corinna Bechko
Bears Ears National Monument’s imperiled fossil heritage holds clues to understanding some of our most urgent questions about climate change.
Bears Ears National Monument
Voices

Dinosaurs vs. Drilling: Paleontologists Join the Fight for Bears Ears

Recent lawsuits filed to save the monument’s unique fossil heritage may also protect modern wildlife.
March 28, 2018
by
Corinna Bechko
Recent lawsuits filed to save the monument’s unique fossil heritage may also protect modern wildlife.
bears ears national monument valley of the gods
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Trump’s Dismemberment of Bears Ears National Monument: Perspective From Indigenous Scholars

How racism, grave robbery, disrespect of tribal sovereignty and Mormon belief in divine rights is driving Utah’s attack on public lands.
December 5, 2017
by
John Dougherty
How racism, grave robbery, disrespect of tribal sovereignty and Mormon belief in divine rights is driving Utah’s attack on public lands.
Bears Ears National Monument
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Trump vs. Bears Ears: Outraged Native Groups Respond

The proclamation to remove more than a million acres from protection has been called everything from illegal to racist.
December 4, 2017
by
John R. Platt
The proclamation to remove more than a million acres from protection has been called everything from illegal to racist.
bears ears
Investigations

The Fight Over Bears Ears: A Tale of Two Towns

Bluff and Blanding represent diametrically opposing views over the future of the national monument and its Indian ruins.
June 28, 2017
by
John Dougherty
Bluff and Blanding represent diametrically opposing views over the future of the national monument and its Indian ruins.
Angelo Baca Bears Ears
Investigations

Beyond Division: American Indians Unite to Create Bears Ears

A conversation with Navajo/Hopi filmmaker Angelo Baca.
June 19, 2017
by
John Dougherty
A conversation with Navajo/Hopi filmmaker Angelo Baca.
Bears Ears National Monument
Investigations

The Roots of the Antiquities Act? They’re in Bears Ears

America’s newest national monument was also the first ever proposed by American Indian tribes.
June 15, 2017
by
John Dougherty
America’s newest national monument was also the first ever proposed by American Indian tribes.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Does Trump Really Have the Authority to Shrink National Monuments?

A study of the Antiquities Act reveals that presidents can create national monuments, but not remove or reduce them.
June 1, 2017
by
John R. Platt
A study of the Antiquities Act reveals that presidents can create national monuments, but not remove or reduce them.

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