(Photo courtesy of University of Utah Geohazards Research) A new plan from the BLM has opened thousands of acres of what was formerly Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to mining and drilling. Sunset Arch, pictured, is one of the landmarks that was stripped of protected status when President Donald Trump reduced the size of the monument.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.