Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, UT Restored as National Monuments On Friday, the Biden administration announced that it’s restoring the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah, as well as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean. The decision protects sensitive historic sites and fragile ecosystems, preserves air and water quality for local communities, keeps coal and oil in the ground, and listens […] SnowBrains | October 11, 2021 0 Comments
Radioactive Waste Could Start Being Dumped Near Bears Ears — Public Comments Requested Members of the Ute Tribe’s White Mesa reservation are concerned about a new plan proposed by a uranium mill near Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Why? Because this mill has recently applied to the state of Utah to accept radioactive waste from Eastern Europe which it would then process for uranium. Related: Plans Finalized to Open Up Bears […] Martin Kuprianowicz | June 5, 2020 0 Comments
Miles of Utah Mountain Biking Trails Saved from Oil and Gas Companies The sale of several parcels of land near Moab, UT that included up to two-thirds of the popular Slickrock mountain biking trail has been reversed by the BLM, sparing the pristine area from oil and gas companies who were looking to drill there. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Bureau of Land Management decided against selling the land to oil […] Biking Martin Kuprianowicz | February 24, 2020 0 Comments
Plans Finalized to Open Up Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante to Drilling, Mining, and Cattle-Grazing Plans have been finalized by the Trump administration today, Thursday, Feb. 6, allowing energy drilling, cattle grazing, and mining on nearly one million acres of land in Southern Utah that once belong to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This land includes Bears Ears, which has been subject to heated controversy in recent years. These companies are now one step closer to […] Martin Kuprianowicz | February 7, 2020 26 Comments
Iconic Moab, UT Trails Considered for Oil and Gas Drilling The Slickrock Trail is one of mountain biking’s most iconic rides and a Moab, Utah classic — but it might not be for long. Under a recent Bureau of Land Management proposal, the area could open to oil and gas drilling. The trail sits within one of seven parcels the agency is proposing opening to energy extraction, two of which […] SnowBrains | January 30, 2020 11 Comments
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