It took just minutes for me to be removed from Room 1324 in the Longworth office building of the U.S. House of Representatives. I was attending a meeting by the Congressional Western Caucus to discuss H.B. 148, Utah’s Transfer of Public Lands Act—also known as the Utah legislature’s pipe dream...
Read MoreThe “Facts” about BLM’s Fictitious Gasco Project Approval Press Release
Confused about some of the statements coming out of the BLM about its recent approval of the Gasco natural gas project? So were we.
Read MoreBLM’s Bad Decisions Continue to Chip Away at Remoteness
Although the Utah BLM can’t seem to say no to a bad idea, it is getting better at bullet-proofing (read: appeal-proofing) its environmental analyses in order to squeak by the legal requirements imposed by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Read MoreBLM Refuses to Spare the ROD, Gives OK to Spoil Desolation Canyon
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.
Read MoreHelp us stop two disastrous bills this week!
It’s National Terrible Idea Week in Congress, where two destructive packages are hitting the House floor days apart, threatening our public lands and even our Constitutional rights in an "Oil Above All" frenzy of handouts to developers and the oil and gas industry.
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