(Courtesy photo by Pete McBride, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) Utah’s distinctive Bowknot Bend on the Green River was included in the recently designated Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Area. Environmental groups are suing to block the Bureau of Land Management from approving a helium well on land, marked in red, inside the wilderness area designated under the Emery County land bill signed into law in March 2019.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.