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mining executives bought stock days before trump shrank bear ears
Energy Fuels CEO Ross Bhappu bought 74,000 company shares and board chair Bruce Hansen bought 4,000 less than a week before President Trump removed 1.24 million acres from Bears Ears National Monument. House Democrats have opened an investigation into possible insider trading.
By SLC Scoop StaffAugust 18, 20261 views
House Democrats have opened an investigation after two Energy Fuels executives purchased company stock days before President Trump dramatically reduced the size of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.
Lawmakers are investigating whether the executives had advance knowledge of the decision. Energy Fuels denies wrongdoing and says it has no mining interests within the monument.
