Twenty environmental activists were arrested in the East Tavaputs Plateau of the Book Cliffs after trespassing onto the U.S. Oil Sands PR Spring mine site on June 19 to protest the mining of tar sands in Utah. Acting on a plan to restore lands they contend was destroyed by the construction of the PR Spring mine, the protestors planted native seeds at an open pit during the final demonstration at the three-day “mine reclamation action.” Continue reading Twenty arrested at June 19 protest at PR Spring mine