Tag: San Juan County
about 1 year ago
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Audit targets San Juan commissioners’ work with outside lawyer

A legislative audit found two San Juan County commissioners meetings with an outside lawyer violated transparency rules

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over 1 year ago
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Utah rancher enjoys free home on the range, courtesy of U.S. taxpayers

The Bureau of Land Management has allowed ranchers Sandy and Gail Johnson to live on public land in Fry Canyon, now i...

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over 1 year ago
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Tribes move to intervene in Utah’s monument lawsuit

Several tribes and environmental groups are seeking to fight Utah's lawsuit to reverse Biden's restoration of Bears E...

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over 1 year ago
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San Juan votes out Utah’s first-ever Native American commission majority

Willie Grayeyes and Kenneth Maryboy lose their reelection bids in San Juan County, putting an end to Utah's first Nat...

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over 1 year ago
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Key takeaways from The Tribune’s report on allegations against SUWA in San Juan County

Emails obtained by former San Juan County Attorney Kendall Laws indicate SUWA covered commissioners' outside legal ex...

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over 1 year ago
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Is SUWA too cozy with county commissions?

Former San Juan County Attorney Kendall Laws is demanding officials investigate an environmental group's alleged infl...

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almost 2 years ago
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Utah tribes secure co-management role for Bears Ears National Monument

The federal government has entered into a historic agreement with five Native American tribes, ensuring they’ll have ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Why are so many new water wells to be drilled in Bears Ears?

A few dozens wells are to be drilled in Bears Ears National Monument to provide livestock more places to access water.

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almost 2 years ago
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Utah lawmakers approve Bears Ears land swap

The Utah Legislature signed off on swap that gives the trust lands administration, or SITLA, 165,000 federal acres in...

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about 2 years ago
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SITLA pleads for Legislature’s approval of Bears Ears land swap

Utah trust lands officials hope to trade state land in and around Bears Ears for 142,000 acres of BLM land with devel...

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about 2 years ago
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Utah uranium mill has accepted 700,000 pounds of radioactive waste, according to a new report

According to the new report, the Energy Fuels Resources facility in rural Utah is a poorly regulated radioactive-wast...

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over 2 years ago
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EPA faults uranium processor for not keeping Superfund waste covered

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week ordered a halt to deliveries of waste from Superfund sites to Whi...

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