Four months ago, the Utah congressional delegation released a draft of their Public Lands Initiative (PLI), a proposal for 18 million acres of eastern Utah’s public lands. This draft is […]
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CategoriesUtah Land Grab
Stop Bundy-Style Land Grab Attempts in Congress
Here in the Beehive State, politicians of the Bundy persuasion have denounced federal ownership of America’s public lands for generations, helping spawn a movement that High Country News called “a nationwide confluence of right-wing and libertarian extremists” intent on stealing our public lands heritage.
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CategoriesBears Ears
Huge Endorsement for Bear Ears!
On April 24, the Editorial Board of Utah’s largest newspaper, the Salt Lake Tribune, argued strongly for President Obama to designate a Bears Ears National Monument: Just about everyone who […]
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CategoriesAction Alerts
Tell Your Members of Congress to Oppose Land Grab Hidden in Utah Test and Training Range Bill
The “Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act” (H.R. 4579), introduced by Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT), aims to give away federal public lands under the guise […]
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CategoriesAction Alerts
Keep Hoax Highways Off Our Public Lands!
HR 4313, the “Historic Route Preservation Act,” would significantly lower the standards for claiming so-called RS 2477 "highways," allowing counties and other special interest groups to win claims they never could now.
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