KZMU News: Tuesday July 30, 2019

San Juan County paid nearly $500,00 to a New Orleans-based law firm to lobby for the reduction of the original Bears Ears National Monument, according to a new report from Salt Lake Tribune writer Zak Podmore. He says San Juan’s past legal battles – in addition to this lobbying effort – threaten to deplete the county’s general fund. And later in the news, the Bureau of Land Management released their proposed management plans for Bears Ears last week. The plans drew criticism from a number of environmental and conservation groups currently suing over the monument’s reduction. Tune in.

The Salt Lake Tribune, “San Juan County paid nearly $500K to Louisiana law firm to lobby for Bears Ears reductions” –

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/07/28/san-juan-county-paid/

The Bureau of Land Management’s proposed Monument Management Plans and final Environmental Impact Statement for Bears Ears –

https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=renderDefaultPlanOrProjectSite&projectId=94460&dctmId=0b0003e88102e2eb