Seventy-two mining claims already filed on lands cut from Bears Ears
September 28, 2026
September 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release:
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Seventy-two mining claims already filed on lands cut from Bears Ears
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Mining rush follows Trump administration's decision to gut protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments
WASHINGTON, D.C. -In just two weeks since the mining ban was lifted from the original boundaries of Bears Ears . . .
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Seventy-two mining claims already filed on lands cut from Bears Ears
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Mining rush follows Trump administration's decision to gut protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments
WASHINGTON, D.C. -In just two weeks since the mining ban was lifted from the original boundaries of Bears Ears . . .