Utah approved blasting 100-foot canyon cliffs to widen a 5.3-mile road for oil trucks; after two earlier plans failed, a new federal lawsuit says 47 historic sites and 19th-century inscriptions are at risk
(Photo courtesy: Center for Bioloical Diversity) A plan to widen and pave a road through a historic canyon in the US state of Utah has triggered a new federal lawsuit, with conservation groups warning that the project could destroy cliff walls bearing 19th-century inscriptions and damage a landscape known for its Native American rock art.The…

