Land bill would create Jurassic National Monument in Utah

Salt Lake City • New legislation from a pair of Republican Utah lawmakers would create the Jurassic National Monument at a dinosaur fossil site and create a conservation area around the rugged San Rafael Swell.Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. John Curtis said Wednesday their sweeping new land reform bill would protect nearly 1 million acres of natural lands in central Utah’s Emery County. It has support from local officials.Some environmental activists are planning to fight the measure. The