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Utah BLM Lags in Protecting San Rafael Swell as Two-Year Anniversary of Dingell Act Approaches

Mar 9th, 2021 Written by Neal Clark

This Friday, March 12th, marks the second anniversary of the Emery County Public Land Management Act becoming law as part of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation […]

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Take Action to Protect Bears Ears from Radioactive Waste

Sep 23rd, 2020 Written by Neal Clark

In June, we wrote to you about plans from Energy Fuels Resources—the company that successfully lobbied the Trump administration to reduce Bears Ears National Monument in 2017—to ship radioactive waste […]

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Take Action to Keep Radioactive Waste Away from Bears Ears

Jun 22nd, 2020 Written by Neal Clark

At the doorstep of Bears Ears National Monument, the White Mesa Uranium Mill in southern Utah wants to acquire tons of new radioactive waste shipped all the way from Estonia. […]

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Thank You for Calling to Stop ATVs in National Parks!

Oct 11th, 2019 Written by Neal Clark

Earlier today, we asked folks to make calls to Utah politicians who are considering whether to weigh in on the Trump administration directive to open Utah’s national parks to off-road […]

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Say No to Off-Road Vehicles in Our National Parks and Monuments

Oct 10th, 2019 Written by Neal Clark

From Arches, Canyonlands, Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Capitol Reef national parks to Dinosaur, Hovenweep, Natural Bridges, and Cedar Breaks national monuments, Utah is home to some of the most spectacular […]

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We are strongest together ♡ Thank you for standing We are strongest together ♡ Thank you for standing up for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!
Last Friday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) r Last Friday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a decision authorizing private airplanes to take off and land in the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness by designating the previously unauthorized Keg Knoll backcountry airstrip as open for aircraft use. The airstrip is located on the west side of Labyrinth Canyon and north of Canyonlands National Park. 

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Yesterday, The Center for Biological Diversity fil Yesterday, The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management for quietly approving a hydrocarbon highway through Utah’s scenic, culturally and historically significant Gate Canyon in the West Tavaputs Plateau region of eastern Utah. 

Gate Canyon feeds into Nine Mile Canyon — a world-renowned archaeological area that contains more than 10,000 unique, irreplaceable cultural, historical and archaeological resources.  The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) filed a similar 60-day notice in April. Both notices say the BLM and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act by not considering the project’s threats to Mexican spotted owls, despite the fact that the BLM identified the cliffs near the proposed blasting areas as potential owl habitat. 

Read more in our full press release—link in bio.
🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW 🚨 ACT NOW! Link in bio. The B 🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW 🚨 ACT NOW! Link in bio.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to designate the High Desert Trail, a roughly 810-mile off-road vehicle (ORV) route running north to south across western Utah. 

As currently proposed, the High Desert Trail would push a highly promoted ORV route through one of the most sensitive landscapes in southwestern Utah. In Washington County, the proposed route would thread a narrow passage between the designated Cougar Canyon and Slaughter Creek Wilderness Areas, continue through the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (NCA), and terminate in “Zone 6” of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve near St. George—a world-class recreation area and important habitat for the threatened Mojave desert tortoise. 

The BLM is accepting public comments through Tuesday, June 16.
A HUGE thank you to all the activists, partners, a A HUGE thank you to all the activists, partners, and organizations who spoke up for Grand Staircase-Escalante! This wouldn’t have been possible without you. ❤️‍🔥

Senator Mike Lee’s effort to fast-track an attack on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) has failed. The CRA includes a provision that allows the Senate to pass a joint resolution via a simple majority, but it must act within 60 Senate session days after that action is entered into the Congressional Record. Thursday, June 11, that clock ran out—meaning Senator Lee’s resolution is now subject to the 60-vote filibuster should he attempt to bring it up for consideration.

The Utah elected officials leading this attack, Senator Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy, were some of the same members behind the 2025 failed public lands sell-off attempts. Then, as now, their ideas are deeply unpopular and have been fiercely opposed.

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