Mitt Romney took to Facebook today to thank his “friend, Orrin Hatch for his more than forty years of service to our great state and nation”. Romney went on to praise the US Senator from Utah for his service to our nation, saying: “As Chairman of the Senate Finance and Judiciary Committees and as the […]
Navajo Nation Sues Trump Over Utah Monument Reduction…
The Navajo Nation and four other American Indian tribes said Tuesday they had sued President Trump to undo his action reducing the Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah. The federal lawsuit, which the tribes had long promised, argues that Trump did not have the legal authority to remove more than 80 percent of the […]
Trump Announces He Will Shrink Bears Ears, Grand Staircase Monuments in Utah…
President Trump on Monday afternoon announced he will shrink Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, framing the decision as a sharp rebuke of former President Barack Obama’s use of executive authority to set aside public land for protection. “With the action taken today we will not only give back your voice to use […]
Trump’s Statement on Government Overreach on Land Management…
Zinke Speech on Utah Monuments…
Trump Blasts Obama’s ‘abusive’ Use of Monument Law, Orders Review…
President Donald Trump ordered his Interior Department to review of tens of millions of acres of land and water set aside as national monuments by the past three presidents on Wednesday, a move that environmental groups warn will undermine a crucial conservation tool and open up sensitive areas to fossil fuel development. The review will […]
Obama Designates Two New National Monuments, Protecting 1.65 Million Acres…
Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to protect two large areas in the western U.S. The new Bears Ears National Monument in Utah preserves 1.35 million acres containing 100,000 significant Native American sites, while the Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada sets aside 300,000 acres, also home to Indigenous archeological sites…
