Proposed wilderness in the Book Cliffs and Desolation Canyon threatened “’For people who take the time to explore it, it’s quite a remarkable landscape,’ said Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance attorney Steve Bloch, noting he once spent the night with a stuck vehicle while exploring the East Tavaputs Plateau with friends....

47 members of Congress defend “Wild Lands” policy “In a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this week, Democrats led by House Natural Resources Committee ranking member Edward Markey (D-Mass.) say the ‘wild lands’ policy restores balance to public lands management that was missing in the Bush era.”  Read more...

Rolling back environmental policies would be a grievous mistake for the country “On another front, Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee has spoken out against Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s order to the Bureau of Land Management to move ahead to protect lands with wilderness qualities. The mandate overturns a deal made...