bears ears national monument

The Washington Post is reporting that officials with the Interior Department are considering shrinking at least six national monuments in the West. According to the Post, the monuments that may see their acreage reduced dramatically include Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in southern Utah.

Hovenweep National Monument on the Utah-Colorado border is one of ten monuments in the Southwest that are at risk of losing federal protections.

The future of three national monuments in the Four Corners area is now highly uncertain.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by the state of Utah to get the Bureau of Land Management to give up control of lands in that state. And in related news, two polls released Tuesday show strong public support for some national monuments that may be in the crosshairs of the Trump administration.

Sagebrush Empire is a new book from western writer Jonathan Thompson. It details the fight over public lands in Southeastern Utah. KZMU’s Justin Higginbottom speaks with the author about the roots of this conflict over land, and what to expect after a restoration of Bears Ears National Monument.

Deb Haaland is the recently-confirmed Secretary of the Interior and the first Native American cabinet official. She’s only been in office for a few weeks,…

The Bears Ears Monument Advisory Committee met today for a third time to discuss the management of the monument. But the plans they're making could be moot if Joe Biden wins the presidential election or a federal judge rules against the Trump Administration's reduction of Bears Ears.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a development plan for one of Bears Ears National Monument’s most-visited sites.Wednesday was…

The Bureau of Land Management has opened a search to fill five seats on the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee.A new report confirms what…

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.