Moab, UT.—A coalition of conservation organizations reached a landmark settlement agreement today with federal agencies requiring the government to revise a Bush-era plan that created energy corridors – which promoted […]
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Into the Canyonlands: Happy Canyon
The lands to the west of Canyonlands National Park are some of the most beautiful and remote in southern Utah (easily equal to the lands inside the park), and Happy Canyon's wide redrock valleys are no exception. Unfortunately, Happy Canyon also has the distinction of being a part of the...
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Intern Files: On getting shut out of a meeting on Utah’s Land Grab
It took just minutes for me to be removed from Room 1324 in the Longworth office building of the U.S. House of Representatives. I was attending a meeting by the Congressional Western Caucus to discuss H.B. 148, Utah’s Transfer of Public Lands Act—also known as the Utah legislature’s pipe dream...
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The “Facts” about BLM’s Fictitious Gasco Project Approval Press Release
Confused about some of the statements coming out of the BLM about its recent approval of the Gasco natural gas project? So were we.
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BLM’s Bad Decisions Continue to Chip Away at Remoteness
Although the Utah BLM can’t seem to say no to a bad idea, it is getting better at bullet-proofing (read: appeal-proofing) its environmental analyses in order to squeak by the legal requirements imposed by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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