/tags/bears-ears-national-monument Bears Ears National Monument en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:08:21 GMT /regional-news/2024-09-25/federal-appeals-court-to-hear-arguments-over-utah-monuments The arguments center around a federal law signed in 1906 called the Antiquities Act, which allows presidents to protect areas of federal lands with “critical natural, historical and scientific resources.” Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:08:21 GMT /regional-news/2024-09-25/federal-appeals-court-to-hear-arguments-over-utah-monuments Rachel Cohen /news/2021-04-09/interior-secretary-deb-haaland-visits-southern-utah-to-discuss-fate-of-bears-ears-grand-staircase Interior Secretary Deb Haaland met with tribal and Utah state leaders Wednesday in San Juan County to talk about Bears Ears National Monument. She’s visiting southern Utah to meet with stakeholders before issuing a recommendation on the monuments’ fate. Fri, 09 Apr 2021 22:45:09 GMT /news/2021-04-09/interior-secretary-deb-haaland-visits-southern-utah-to-discuss-fate-of-bears-ears-grand-staircase Kate Groetzinger /npr-news/2020-02-06/trump-administration-finalizes-plans-to-allow-development-on-downsized-monuments More than two years after Trump dramatically shrank the protected land in Utah, the Bureau of Land Management released the framework for the move, despite continuing challenges to its legality. Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-02-06/trump-administration-finalizes-plans-to-allow-development-on-downsized-monuments Colin Dwyer /2020-02-06/trump-administration-releases-final-plans-for-grand-staircase-bears-ears-national-monuments Updated 2:24 p.m. MST 2/6/2020 In the face of ongoing litigation from tribes and conservation groups, the Trump administration has finalized plans to... Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:35:27 GMT /2020-02-06/trump-administration-releases-final-plans-for-grand-staircase-bears-ears-national-monuments Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi, Kate Groetzinger, David Fuchs /2019-06-04/federal-lands-protections-see-historic-slashes-under-trump-administration-study-finds The Trump administration is responsible for the largest reduction of federally protected land in U.S. history after it shrunk two national monuments in... Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:07:50 GMT /2019-06-04/federal-lands-protections-see-historic-slashes-under-trump-administration-study-finds Nate Hegyi /2019-01-28/monument-shrinking-decisions-warrant-investigation-new-committee-leader-says WASHINGTON, D.C. — The new chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee said he expects Congress to investigate the Trump administration’s decision... Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:39:29 GMT /2019-01-28/monument-shrinking-decisions-warrant-investigation-new-committee-leader-says Judy Fahys /politics/2018-01-25/poll-shows-western-voters-increasingly-identify-as-conservationists Across eight western states, voters increasingly consider themselves to be conservationists, according to a poll out Thursday from the Colorado College… Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:42:28 GMT /politics/2018-01-25/poll-shows-western-voters-increasingly-identify-as-conservationists Rae Ellen Bichell /environment/2018-01-22/tribal-leaders-plan-summit-for-denver-in-wake-of-national-monument-changes Public lands are in the spotlight following the Trump administration’s decision to shrink two national monuments in Utah by 2 million acres. Both… Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:40:43 GMT /environment/2018-01-22/tribal-leaders-plan-summit-for-denver-in-wake-of-national-monument-changes Desmond O'Boyle /politics/2017-06-02/outdoor-industry-finds-voice-amid-public-lands-fight One of the biggest trade shows in the outdoor industry is still looking for a new home after the Outdoor Industry Association decided to leave Utah after… Fri, 02 Jun 2017 17:30:14 GMT /politics/2017-06-02/outdoor-industry-finds-voice-amid-public-lands-fight Bente Birkeland /national/2017-04-26/colorado-lawmakers-on-trumps-order-to-review-national-monuments President Trump signed an executive order that may affect a large swath of Colorado land. It instructs Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review national… Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:49:34 GMT /national/2017-04-26/colorado-lawmakers-on-trumps-order-to-review-national-monuments