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Author: Jen Ujifusa

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America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act Reintroduced with Backing from 18 Senators!

May 1st, 2017 Written by Jen Ujifusa

Great news! Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) last week reintroduced America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act (S. 948) in the Senate. The bill would permanently protect 9.2 million acres of Utah’s amazing wilderness—places […]

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Red Rock Bill Reintroduced in the House of Representatives!

Apr 7th, 2017 Written by Jen Ujifusa

Great news! America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, the bill to protect 9.2 million acres of Utah’s stunning BLM wilderness lands, has been reintroduced in the House by Rep. Alan Lowenthal […]

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Secretary Zinke Greeted by Bears Ears Rally on Day One

Mar 1st, 2017 Written by Jen Ujifusa

This morning, the Senate wrapped up debate and confirmed Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana to be Secretary of Interior on a 68-31 vote. The newly-minted Secretary had barely settled into […]

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PLI’s Last Stand (in the House Natural Resources Committee)

Sep 22nd, 2016 Written by Jen Ujifusa

Today, the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee “marked up” Rep. Rob Bishop’s terrible Public Lands Initiative (PLI)—the bill that seeks to roll back federal land protections, unleash a fossil […]

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Stop the Public Lands Initiative from Advancing in Congress!

Sep 15th, 2016 Written by Jen Ujifusa

Rep. Rob Bishop just held a hearing on his Public Lands Initiative (PLI), bringing his disastrous vision for the management of Utah’s spectacular public lands to the chambers of Congress. […]

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Take 1 minute to reach out to your Senators and ur Take 1 minute to reach out to your Senators and urge them to speak out against Pearce's nomination to be BLM Director! Link in bio.
This proposal marks the third time in a row the BL This proposal marks the third time in a row the BLM has targeted the greater Book Cliffs area for leasing and development. 

❗TAKE ACTION NOW ❗and tell the BLM to keep oil & gas leasing out of the Book Cliffs: https://suwa.quorum.us/campaign/149528/ (link in bio)
Over the last year, elected officials in Utah and Over the last year, elected officials in Utah and U.S. Congress have attempted to advance proposals that would fundamentally dismantle our very system of federal public lands.

Politicians like Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy have openly argued for selling off public lands to private interests, while Governor Spencer Cox and others attempted the sale of 18.5 million acres of federal land—and we don't expect them to let up anytime soon. A closed-door meeting earlier this month about the national parks in Utah—designed specifically to avoid open meetings laws—has SUWA closely monitoring the state’s activities. 

If you are able, please make a year-end gift to help us stand firm against renewed attempts to sell off public lands in Utah. (link in bio).

Your donation strengthens our field team’s on-the-ground monitoring—data that we use to hold the BLM accountable. It powers our legal team as they dig into the nitty-gritty of environmental law. It energizes our grassroots organizers, whose rapid-response efforts helped stop an attempted land sell-off in the U.S. Senate this year. And it supports our staff in Washington DC, who work with lawmakers and national partners to block harmful proposals before they gain traction.

For more than four decades, SUWA has effectively defended the wildness of Utah’s redrock country. Today, we’re also fighting for something more fundamental: the continued existence of public lands themselves. #protectwildutah

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Yesterday, during a closed-door meeting, the State Yesterday, during a closed-door meeting, the State of Utah laid out its latest effort to undermine and dismantle the nation’s public lands system: a plan for the State to have significant influence over national parks, especially in the area of visitor use, management, and new development.  The “workshop” appears to have been specifically tailored to avoid Utah’s open meetings laws by inviting numerous county commissioners and legislators, but at numbers right below the threshold that would have required the meeting be open to the public. 

For more info, visit link in bio. #protectwildutah #nationalparks
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