News Roundup: Bears Ears swap anticipation

Utah state land administration reverses oil and gas leases to set stage for lucrative land swap with the feds

The green squares mark the five parcels leased in the October 2020 auction. The four on the left fall within the original Bears Ears National Monument boundaries, and were reversed. The one on the right, in Recapture Wash, stands. Source: Google Earth and SITLA.

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