Utah

Preservationists raise alarm over plan to widen road through petroglyph-filled canyon in Utah used by oil tankers

Opponents of the plan say Nine Mile Canyon, described as “the world’s longest art gallery”, is too narrow and fragile to accommodate the widened road and increased tanker traffic

Republicans take aim at protected national monuments in Utah

Legislators in the state are planning legal action in order to allow mining in region that contains 100,000 archaeological sites

Utah museum acquires works by Japanese American artist Chiura Obata made in internment camp

Obata was incarcerated at the Topaz Relocation Center in Utah during the Second World War; now 35 of his works have been acquired by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Surge in visitors to Spiral Jetty through the pandemic leads to plans for more amenities and ecological awareness

The famous Land Art site in Utah became a popular destination, with more than 700 cars logged at the site in one day

Another ancient petroglyph panel has been vandalised in Utah

The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible