The Obama Administration, in a disappointing move, approved the Gasco project in Utah’s Desolation Canyon wilderness. By signing the Gasco Record of Decision (ROD), BLM has placed the interests of small-time speculators above that of the public and one of Utah’s largest primitive and roadless landscapes.
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ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS CONDEMN INTERIOR’S APPROVAL OF NEW DRILLING WELLS IN DESOLATION CANYON REGION; THEY WARN OF DISASTER
SALT LAKE CITY (June 18, 2012) --- A coalition of environmental leaders today condemned the Interior Department’s decision to allow nearly 1,300 new oil and gas wells in Utah’s Desolation Canyon region.
Read MoreCounty (Hot) Seat: Official’s talking points flunk the test in Congress
It was with some amusement that we watched Uintah County Commissioner Mike McKee deliver testimony this past Thursday in front of the House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology on the impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing regulations on his community.
Read MoreTell Retiring BLM Director to Spare Desolation Canyon
The current director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bob Abbey, recently announced that he plans to retire at the end of this month. Please write him and urge him not to authorize approval of the disastrous proposed Gasco development project as one of his final acts as director....
Read MoreRobert Redford speaks up for Desolation Canyon
In the Denver Post yesterday, Robert Redford wrote: "We have few places left that represent the raw beauty and the history of our American West like Desolation Canyon, in my home state of Utah."
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