REPORT CARD: Congressman Rob Bishop as Chairman

Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said Friday that President Trump had called him to announce his intent to dramatically shrink Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. It is hard to ignore the crystal clear messages sent by Trump’s administration this week‚Ää—‚Ääprotecting Native American history is bad, Confederate monuments are good, and national parks are for rich […]

Yes, a fish is an antiquity DENVER—In response to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop asking “Is a fish an antiquity?” after President Obama protected the new Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Deputy Director Greg Zimmerman: “Congressman Bishop’s predictable reaction to our […]

DENVER—In response to Utah Senator Mike Lee’s one-sided field hearing against the proposed Bears Ears National Monument, the Center for Western Priorities released the following statement. Jennifer Rokala, Executive Director: “After today’s hearing, it’s clear why the tribal backers of a monument designation say they’ve been disrespected throughout the process. When Governor Herbert refers to […]

This week Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and several senior Obama administration officials traveled to Bluff, Utah where they heard from thousands of people about the need to protect the Bears Ears region, a scenic area of southeastern Utah home to an estimated 100,000 archaeological sites that are threatened by looting and vandalism. A coalition of […]

The Center for Western Priorities is calling on Utah’s leaders to make a U-turn from their reckless attempts to seize American public lands.