Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
The old line that “elections have consequences” has been on full display recently as the ultra-conservative United States Supreme Court issued a series of decisions that may reshape many aspects of Americans’ lives. With the three Trump-appointed members of the Court (Justices Gorsuch, Cavanaugh, and Barrett) working alongside the three...
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The Biden administration is taking an important step to restore thoughtful, transparent, and efficient decision-making under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and your input can help get it over the finish line. Signed into law in 1970, NEPA embodies our nation’s environmental conscience and is considered one of our...
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This past Friday afternoon, a Federal District Court judge dismissed the lawsuits brought by the State of Utah, the Blue Ribbon Coalition, and others challenging President Biden’s restoration of the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments! This is a moment well worth celebrating. In August 2022, the...
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently announced that it will hold five public meetings between May 15 and June 5 to discuss the agency’s proposed “Public Lands Rule.” This rulemaking will provide express direction and outline a process for how BLM staff should strike the balance between conservation and...
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It’s been a wild month. Two weeks ago, the Trump administration finalized its attack on America’s bedrock environmental law—the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Today, SUWA, along with a nationwide coalition of conservation and environmental justice organizations, challenged the administration’s rollback of NEPA regulations in federal court. NEPA, often referred...
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