Trump admin offers up coal mining leases next to Utah’s famed national parks

Mines could be visible from the Capitol Reef, Zion, Bryce Canyon and Grand Staircase-Escalante park units.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Capitol Reef National Park on Friday May 10, 2019.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Capitol Reef National Park on Friday May 10, 2019.

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| Oct. 8, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

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