bears ears national monument

(Salt Lake City, UT)  --  The state of Utah is suing the federal government over the decision to expand the boundaries of two national monuments. The suit filed yesterday in Salt Lake City accuses President Biden of violating the Antiquities Act. Biden de...

A legal challenge against the Trump administration is moving forward over the decision to cut the size of Bears Ears National Monument. Yesterday, a federal judge shot down a motion to dismiss the challenge. The administration is being sued by Utah's five American Indian tribes and several other organizations, who argue the 2017 order threatens archaeological and historic resources...

Governor Gary Herbert says he has been holding private talks with Native American leaders to try to resolve disagreements over the Bears Ears National Monument. The governor talked about those meetings for the first time during an interview yesterday during his annual Native American Summit in Orem...