Doug Burgum was once seen as a conservationist. Reality shows otherwise.

Environmental groups decry activities that might disturb tribal and cultural resources at the site, but local miners say the lands were meant for multiple uses.

“Bears Ears, first and foremost, is indigenous land. It is a place essential to the physical, spiritual and cultural identity of the Hopi, Zuni, Ute, and

A new survey of Utah voters found that most respondents want to see Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments restored to their previous boundaries.

Eighteen Native and conservation organizations are suing to block the new reductions, which shrunk the two monuments by 90 percent.

How a state trapped by its own history became Congress’ most aggressive threat to public lands—and suddenly out of step with a changing conservative West.

The environmental groups argue Trump’s slashing of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is illegal.

Environmental groups, tribes and the outdoor company Patagonia filed lawsuits on Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump’s shrinking of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments...

“Nearly every day, we learn more about what our political leaders, in Washington and Utah, think is wrong with America’s public lands,” the editorial board writes. “It’s that they are just too, well, ...

Revoking monument status for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, the Trump administration bowed to Utah officials who are in the pocket of mining interests.

Claims have been filed in former parts of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.

Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

The investigation centers on whether two of the uranium mining company’s leaders used nonpublic information about President Trump’s cuts to a Utah monument for stock purchases.

Millions of acres could be open to development.

The U.S. government is slashing two revered national monuments in Utah. What happens next could determine how vast public lands in the western U.S. are managed – or exploited.

President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.

Today, over 330 Indigenous entities, faith groups, veterans, businesses, outdoor recreation companies, and scientific and conservation organizations sent a letter to the Trump administration...

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments are once again threatened by a major downsizing

By Michael “Chappy” Chappell, U.S. Navy Veteran

Nearly a thousand people Utahns gathered across the state to protest the loss of protections for nearly three million acres of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

President Donald Trump shrank Bears Ears by 91% and disbanded a tribal-led commission. Now, the BLM is removing tribal seals from remaining monument signs.

A presidential proclamation slashed the monument by 90% despite a promise to involve tribes.

Rallies held from Ogden to Bluff illustrate broad support for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase in Utah

The Grand Staircase is no longer inside Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Valley of the Gods is now outside Bears Ears. See what else changed after Trump slashed the boundaries of Utah's tw...