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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Native Americans who have long bemoaned their lack of participation in federal land decisions scored a victory when President Barack Obama designated a new national monument in southern Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican attorney general of Utah says he's going to sue over President Barack Obama's designation of the Bears Ears National Monument that spans 1.35 million acres in the state.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama has designated two new national monuments in Utah and Nevada at sites that have become key flashpoints over public land in the U.S. West.

Craters of the Moon is a national monument. It's a good thing to be a national monument, but not as good as being a national park, apparently.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Obama administration intends to work with Idaho leaders to determine if the Boulder-White Clouds area merits national monument status. The Boulder-White Clouds is a 500,000 acre roadless area in east-central Idaho...