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Author: Jen Ujifusa

CategoriesEmery County

#NotSoSwell Bill Passes Senate Committee: What You Can Do

Oct 4th, 2018 Written by Jen Ujifusa

Sen. Orrin Hatch’s (R-UT) “Not-so-Swell” bill, the Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018, passed a Senate markup Tuesday on voice vote. The bill remains a one-sided proposal from […]

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John Curtis’s San Rafael Swell Bill Gets a #NotSoSwell Hearing

Jun 21st, 2018 Written by Jen Ujifusa

This morning, HR 5727, the Emery County Public Lands Management Act—or the Not So Swell bill—was heard before the Federal Lands Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives. The hearing, […]

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Take Action in Response to Trump’s Illegal Repeal of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante

Dec 5th, 2017 Written by Jen Ujifusa

On December 4th, President Donald Trump swooped into Utah and committed the most destructive act against public lands in the history of the presidency by repealing both the decades-old Grand […]

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House Committee Passes the SECURE Act — Help Stop this Public Lands Giveaway!

Nov 9th, 2017 Written by Jen Ujifusa

On November 8th, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed one of the most egregious dirty energy bills Trump’s Congress has attempted yet. H.R. 4239, the so-called “SECURE Act,” prioritizes […]

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Comment Period Open on National Monument Review

May 12th, 2017 Written by Jen Ujifusa

President Trump has declared war on Utah’s national monuments. Now is the time to act. President Trump’s April 26th Executive Order requires a “review” of national monuments dating back to […]

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🚨 ACTION ALERT! 🚨 Surprise, surprise—Senator Mike 🚨 ACTION ALERT! 🚨

Surprise, surprise—Senator Mike Lee wants to fast track the destruction of Bears Ears National Monument. He is scheming to use the Congressional Review Act to get rid of the existing management plan for this incredible living landscape.

Sound familiar? Earlier this year, Senator Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy used this same mechanism in an attempt to overturn the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan. Their plan ultimately failed because people like YOU spoke up!

TAKE ACTION NOW! And Urge your members of Congress to speak out against Lee's attack on Bears Ears at link in bio.
This week, at the behest of Senator Mike Lee, the This week, at the behest of Senator Mike Lee, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an opinion that the Bears Ears National Monument land-use plan is subject to the Congressional Review Act (CRA).

The plan, finalized in 2025 was historic in that it was developed through a collaborative process involving the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bears Ears Commission.

This path paves the way for Lee and the rest of the Utah delegation to introduce fast-track legislation that could topple Tribal collaborative management and speed up the destruction of the landscape. 

Read more at suwa.org (or visit link in @protectwildutah's bio).
Within one day of President Trump illegally reduci Within one day of President Trump illegally reducing Bears Ears National Monument by over 90%, Kimmerle Mining filed 7 mining claims (see map 1) with the San Juan County (Utah) Recorder’s Office. 

Less than one month after Trump’s attack, two mining claims were also filed in Grand Staircase-Escalante by Craig Rosequist (see map 2) with the Kane County (Utah) Recorder’s Office. Both located in areas just cut out of the monument by Trump.

For more details, visit suwa.org or (link in @protectwildutah's bio).

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If you live in one of the following states, one or If you live in one of the following states, one or both of your Senators co-signed Senator Ben Ray Luján’s letter to President Trump, opposing the recent monument reductions to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante: MD, CO, DE, NV, AZ, NY, NH, NM, HI, CA, GA, MA, WI, CT, NJ, IL, MN, OR, WA, MI, VT.

Please thank them using the link in @protectwildutah's bio!

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Monday, following a formal appeal from the Souther Monday, following a formal appeal from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) withdrew its decision approving 10 backcountry airstrips in the heart of Utah’s redrock country. 

These airstrips, many of which show no signs of recent use and none of which were designated for use, are scattered across some of the most remote and ecologically sensitive landscapes in southern Utah—including the Gemini Bridges/Labyrinth Canyon area and the remote backcountry immediately adjacent to Bears Ears National Monument. 

For more info, visit link in bio.
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