Bears Ears in the News: The Mining Rush That Wasn’t

Lots of news on the Bears Ears beat:

Congress reasserts authority over national monuments - Washington Times, 2/6/18

Following the brouhaha over President Trump’s rescinding Bears Ears and replacing it with two much smaller designations, lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee are seeking to use their power to create new monuments through the legislative process - a method much preferred by many Republicans who view monuments established by a presidential proclamation as "federal/executive overreach."

Rebecca RobinsonFebruary 12, 2018Bears Ears, House Natural Resources Committee, HB 4532, BLM, National Monument, Bears Ears National Monument, Outdoor Retailer, Ryan Zinke, Sierra Club, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, San Juan Record

Bears Ears in the News: “It’s About Race.”

A sampling of stories from the Bears Ears beat:

Some Monumental Issues - Archaeology Southwest, 1/8/18

Archaeologist Bill Lipe has spent more than 50 years working in the American Southwest and is one of the foremost experts on the archaeology of the Bears Ears region. In this piece, he makes the case for preservation of the entire Bears Ears cultural landscape, not merely the best-known archaeological sites. A good read and well worth 15 minutes of your time.

Rebecca RobinsonJanuary 16, 2018Bears Ears, Bears Ears National Monument, Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, BLM, Bluff, Archaeology, Southwest, Public Land, Trump, Grand Staircase Escalante, Native American, HB 4532, Gov Herbert, Utah Dine Bikeyah, Salt Lake Tribune

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