The federal Bureau of Land Management is about to begin an environmental impact study on a proposed surface coal mine just south of the Kane County town of Alton but also fairly close to Bryce Canyon National Park.
That location is likely to spark a “jobs vs. environmental protection” debate as the [...]

Oil-and-gas players bid up to $475 an acre for drilling rights on public land Tuesday, but some were still angry over a judge’s decision two weeks ago that they say robbed them of parcels they’d already won in areas of Utah considered worthy of wilderness protection.
At a fast clip, the Bureau of Land Management auctioned [...]

After strong opposition and a procedural error, the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and Sovereign Lands has withdrawn a lease for oil and gas drilling of 17 acres beneath the Green River.
The land is adjacent to Dinosaur National Monument in the northeastern part of the state.
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