Category: Utah

aerial view of red sludge flooded an entire river and vally and broke a bridge

28 Facts, Tragedies, & Catastrophes of Open-Pit Mines

Alex Jan 31, 2021 Centennial Mountains, Cyanide, Dams, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Environmental, environmental disasters, environmental racism, Excellon Resources, First Peoples, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Idaho, Kilgore Project, Mining, Montana, Politics, River, Tragedy, Utah

Why a Countdown of 28 Facts, Tragedies, & Catastrophes of Open-Pit Mines? On January 12, 2021, the Post Register published a Forest Service legal notice giving the public 30 days

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Welcome to Bears Ears National Monument

When We Became “Welcome to Bears Ears”: A Metamorphosis

Alex Feb 16, 2018 Americans, Bears Ears National Monument, Environmental, First Peoples, Forest Service, Grassroots Activism, Holiday, Human Rights, Inter-Tribal Coalition, Memorial Day, Outdoor Recreation, Political Border, Politics, Road Signs, Utah, Wilderness

One morning, Eric and I woke in the desert from uneasy politics and found we had turned into a large “Welcome to Bears Ears” sign. For two days, some people

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