So far this year in Congress we’ve seen numerous attacks on the environment, such as attempts to restrict the President’s longstanding authority to designate national monuments, defund Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s Wild Lands policy, and implement wide-ranging budget cuts that would hamstring the Bureau of Land Management’s ability to protect...
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House swings for the fences on public lands rollbacks…and hits a single
Now that the dust has settled on Capitol Hill and Members of Congress are well into their President’s Day work weeks, we are beginning to get a sense of where things are heading as the Senate prepares to take up the Continuing Appropriations Resolution next week. But first, to recap...
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URGENT – Tell your Rep. to vote NO on anti-wilderness Continuing Resolution
Today and tomorrow, the House of Representatives will be voting on the Continuing Appropriations Resolution and hundreds of amendments that have already been filed. Please tell your Representative to oppose attacks on our wild lands! The bill is a disaster for the environment – taking aim at safeguards for air,...
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Take Action – “Wild Lands” under attack in Congress!
A key tool to protect Utah’s redrock country is coming under attack! Please contact your Members of Congress today to let them know how important the Bureau of Land Mangement’s “Wild Lands” Policy is to you! Want more information about the “Wild Lands” policy? SUWA’s Associate Director Heidi McIntosh offers...
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Help Protect the Greater Canyonlands Region
Utah’s wild canyonlands are once again threatened by oil and gas leasing – this time by a little known state agency, the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration or “SITLA.” This past Monday, SITLA held an auction for oil, gas, and other mineral leases that cover some of Utah’s...
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