Book Cliffs

The latest Utah news for Friday evening, Mar. 11, 2022

The highway was proposed to connect Vernal and Moab. Those who have fought against it are celebrating the decision, but say it isn’t a done deal.

A proposed highway through the Book Cliffs in eastern Utah is back on the table. Talk of a federal infrastructure package helped revive the project last month.

The latest Utah news on Friday evening, December 18, 2020.

A controversial highway through the Book Cliffs in Grand County won't go forward. A group of rural counties called the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition voted to suspend the project in a meeting today, citing opposition from Grand County.

The latest news in Utah from Wednesday evening, September 23, 2020.

Four protestors have been arrested after disrupting construction of a tar sands mine in the Book Cliffs of Utah Monday. Environmental activists say…

The Grand County Council voted Tuesday to join a coalition that wants to build a road, a pipeline and a rail line for eastern Utah energy. The upcoming…

Six counties in eastern Utah have formed a coalition to plan and build infrastructure projects such as roads and rail lines. The Grand County Council will…

Utah’s governor has struck a deal with an oil company to hold off on drilling in an area of the Book Cliffs that’s prized for its wildlife habitat. The…

Governor Gary Herbert’s office is trying to work out a deal with Utah’s state lands agency on a drilling lease in the Book Cliffs. Last week, Governor…

An environmental group says the decision to lease a large area of the Book Cliffs for oil and gas exploration shows Utah can’t manage its own public…