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...

Utah politicians don't let the facts get in the way of a good rant “'Choke-hold' sound bites are more about scoring political points than ensuring balance and fairness for all. Here’s to a little less drama and a little more thoughtful debate."  Op-ed – The Salt Lake Tribune Another Vernal,...

Rob Bishop: Public Land Zombie? “It’s not like Bishop would have to read all 78 pages of FLPMA. It’s right there on the first page, in the Declaration of Policy, where it says it is the policy of the United States that ‘the public lands be managed in a manner...