Overview
Instructions: One of the more controversial aspects of federal environmental policy in the State of Utah is the debate surrounding the creation of the Bears Ears National Monument in Southeastern Utah. For this essay, educate yourself about the controversy surrounding the Bears Ears National Monument (by reading news media reports) and answer the following questions:
- What is the current status of the political atmosphere surrounding the Bears Ears National Monument? Who are the different stakeholders (or interested parties) in this issue? How do their views and feelings about Bears Ears differ?
- What is the current policy of the Biden Administration towards Bears Ears? How is this similar or different from past presidential administrations?
- How are different groups, organizations, and individuals attempting to influence the Biden Administration with respect to Bears Ears? How successful have they been in their efforts
- Finally, how does Desert Solitaire / Environmental Politics and Policy, thus far, help you better understand and appreciate the controversy surrounding the Bears Ears National Monument? Please be specific in this section of your essay (i.e., give me specific citations and quotations to the texts AND to the lectures to support your position).