Drilling Proposed on Dinosaur National Monument’s Doorstep

BLM CONSIDERS EXPLORATORY OIL WELLS AT THE BOUNDARY OF THE NATIONAL MONUMENT

According to a May 26 Salt Lake Tribune story by Brian Maffly, “The Bureau of Land Management is looking to authorize exploratory drilling near the western edge of Dinosaur National Monument, sparking an outcry from conservationists who regard the project as an insult to Utah’s natural heritage and say it offers little economic upside to Utah.” 

Landon Newell with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance stated, “You literally couldn’t think of a worse place to be bending over backwards to facilitate development.” Read more here.