Bears Ears

Will there be a Donald J. Trump National Parks Highway in southern Utah?

An unusual meeting between a sitting member of Congress and Utah Navajos on the Navajo Nation Monday failed to produce any agreement over legislation regarding Bears Ears National Monument.

Representatives of five Indian tribes testified Tuesday in opposition to a bill that would codify President Trump’s dramatic downsizing of Bears Ears National Monument in Southeast Utah.

The Trump administration would like lawsuits challenging the President’s downsizing of two Utah national monuments to be heard in that state rather than in federal court in Washington, D.C.

As the lucrative Outdoor Retailer show swings into gear Thursday in Denver, a group of outdoor industry leaders and conservation organizations plans to project a “countdown clock” on the McNichols Civic Center to protest President Trump’s decision to reduce the size of two national monuments in southern Utah.