One of our most important tools in protecting Utah’s redrock wilderness is under unprecedented attack. As you may have heard, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)—our nation’s bedrock environmental law—is now in the Trump administration’s crosshairs. The administration has proposed rolling back and significantly weakening NEPA, a move that “strike[s]...
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CategoriesPodcast
Wild Utah Podcast, Episode 11: Kya Goes To Congress
In this episode, we talk with SUWA Wildlands Attorney Kya Marienfeld and Legislative Director Jen Ujifusa about the status of, and funding for, large-scale eradication of piñon pine and juniper forests on BLM lands in Utah.
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America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act Introduced in the House!
It’s official! America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA). With your support to galvanize members of Congress, there are already 58 members who have joined the fight to protect wild Utah. We want to give these members a standing...
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CategoriesAntiquities Act
SUWA Statement on Utah National Monument Plans
Salt Lake City, UT (February 6, 2020) – In response to the release today of the management plans for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) released the following statement: “We’re disappointed but not surprised that the BLM has finalized terrible management plan for...
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SUWA Praises BLM Withdrawal of Last Remaining Vegetation Removal Projects Proposed In Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Withdrawal Means Planned Vegetation Treatments in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Have Been Reduced From More Than 135,000 Acres to Zero FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 435-259-5440, kya@suwa.org Moab, UT (January 30, 2020) – The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is praising the withdrawal by the...
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