Can a President Modify a Monument?
Regulatory Review. Tribes and western scholars argue that only Congress - not the president - has the power to shrink a national monument.
Regulatory Review. Tribes and western scholars argue that only Congress - not the president - has the power to shrink a national monument.
E&E News. Navajo Nation leaders deny Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s statements that they’re working to end the lawsuit over Bears Ears. "We will continue to fight - our position has not changed," says President Nez.
PBS News Hour. "The Trump administration is responsible for the largest reduction of federally protected land in U.S. history."
Washington Post. "The new plan for the nearly 202,000-acre expanse of public land, which removes five Native American tribes from the management board of a monument they fought to designate, drew immediate protest from conservation and tribal groups."
PBS News Hour. "The U.S. government has decided to allow off-road vehicles access to some archaeologically sensitive land at a Utah national monument that houses sacred tribal sites."
The Salt Lake Tribune. BEITC Tribal Leader James Adakai says, "It’s very significant for the people to be able to participate in the democratic process by having access to the county commission."
Natural Gas Intelligence. DOE to "invest nearly $8 million in a research project conducted by the University of Utah into the geology of the Paradox Basin to test its oil and natural gas potential." Basin includes land of original Bears Ears National Monument cut by Trump administration in 2017.
NPR Utah. "Uranium mining during the 20th century has left a toxic legacy in many areas of the Southwest and the Navajo Nation in particular."
Salt Lake Tribune. President Trump is expected to issue a decision on domestic uranium production, which "could breath new life into [the uranium] industry that has a storied past in Utah, along with a troubling environmental legacy and public health history."
Hewlett Foundation. Interview with Coalition co-chair Carleton Bowekaty on conservation, environmental stewardship, and indigenous land management.