Land grab or land rights? Utah eyes millions of acres of public terrain.
At stake is control of public lands in Western states, and conservationists fear increased efforts to roll back protections ...
Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers, as the industry changes
In Emery County, fourth-generation coal miner Jared Simms says, “This whole area was raised on coal mining." But at 49, he ...
North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum
The cases shed light on how Burgum, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the interior, might lead the ...
Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration
Conservation groups are trying to understand what the Trump Administration's priorities are, and how to advocate for public land and wildlife.
Will Trump's reelection mean déjà vu for Utah's national monuments? Those who live near them are bracing for another battle.
The Salt Lake Tribune examines the shifting political landscape and its effect on Utah's Bear Ears and Grand ...
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Justices reject suit from Utah and Idaho’s Labrador that sought federal land transfer
Utah sought to have the case elevated to the federal Supreme Court without first wending its way through lower courts. The ...
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Wilderness, The Last Frontier
There is a shrinking potential to increase the amount of official wilderness in the country. The possibilities are waning ...
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Conservation Won Big Under Biden. Environmentalists and Tribal Leaders Fear Trump Will Undo Those Gains
While public lands protections are widely popular with the American public, the Trump administration has signaled it will ...
Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?
Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too ...
A New House Bill Would Erase Presidential Public Land Powers Enshrined by Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt used the broad powers of the Antiquities Act eighteen times to increase protections for places like the Arizona's Grand Canyon and Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Since then, U.S. Presidents ...
California's national monuments may be vulnerable to Trump again
On Jan. 7, with only days remaining in his presidency, President Joe Biden announced the designation of two new national ...