Interior Board of Land Appeals Decision on Skutumpah Appeal

The Interior Board of Land Appeals overturned the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed Skutumpah Terrace vegetation project, citing that the agency failed to consider the cumulative effects of the project on migratory birds. Find out what was wrong with the project and why it harmed Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument ›

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