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BLM Rescinds Authorization for Vegetation Removal Project in Wilderness Study Areas Following SUWA Lawsuit

May 14th, 2019 Written by suwa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Wildlands Attorney, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 435-259-5440 kya@suwa.org  Salt Lake City, UT (May 14, 2019) – Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) […]

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BLM Reconsiders Oil and Gas Leases Following SUWA Appeal

May 7th, 2019 Written by suwa

Good news! Following SUWA’s appeal of the BLM’s decision to sell eight oil and gas leases for development at its March 2018 sale, the BLM has reluctantly agreed with SUWA […]

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Conservation Groups File Federal Lawsuit over BLM Decision to Allow County to Chip-Seal Utah’s Remote Burr Trail

May 1st, 2019 Written by suwa

For Immediate Release Decision Made Under Cover of Darkness to Push Through Garfield County’s Long-Held Desire to Pave Remote Desert Dirt Road Contact: Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness […]

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April 2019 Redrock Report

Apr 18th, 2019 Written by suwa

Our e-newsletter with the latest on redrock wilderness news and events.

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Citing New Scientific Report, SUWA Calls on BLM to Halt Mechanical “Vegetation Treatment” Projects in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Apr 10th, 2019 Written by suwa

February 2019 scientific review counters claims made by agencies on environmental benefits of vegetation removal on public lands Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Wildlands Attorney, 435-259-5440, kya@suwa.org Moab, UT (April 10, 2019) […]

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting s The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting scoping comments on a proposal to sell 44 parcels spanning more than 74,000 acres of public land in Utah for oil and gas development. This sale is an especially bad one for redrock country as it includes a large block of parcels in the northern Dirty Devil region, parcels atop Horse Bench on the West Tavaputs Plateau, parcels scattered throughout the southern Uinta Basin, and several more in the Hatch Point region, just east of Bears Ears National Monument.

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The public comment period is open through Thursday, July 16. Please tell the agency to keep oil and gas development out of Utah’s wild places.
Today, the federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals i Today, the federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision on an appeal brought in August 2023 by the State of Utah, Blue Ribbon Coalition, and others challenging President Biden’s October 2021 use of the Antiquities Act to restore the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments. The Circuit Court’s decision did three principal things: (1) it reversed the district court’s dismissal of the underlying lawsuits brought by Utah and others, (2) it affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the Blue Ribbon Coalition and other individual plaintiffs, and (3) it remanded the case to the district court to consider whether President Biden’s 2021 orders were lawful.

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Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ann Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it was moving forward on three Travel Management Plans in Utah: Trail Canyon (east of Zion National Park), Dinosaur North (near Dinosaur National Monument), and the Dolores River (northeast of Moab). Travel plans guide where motorized recreation is and is not allowed on public land; the agency is accepting public comment on the Trail Canyon and Dinosaur North Plans.

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Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) iss Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a decision approving 10 backcountry airstrips in the BLM’s Canyon Country District, which includes the Moab and Monticello field offices in the heart of Utah’s redrock country. These airstrips, many of which show no signs of recent use and none of which were open to use, are scattered across some of the most remote and ecologically sensitive landscapes in southern Utah—including the Gemini Bridges/Labyrinth Canyon area and the remote backcountry immediately adjacent to Bears Ears National Monument.

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Here at SUWA, we celebrate Juneteenth and use it a Here at SUWA, we celebrate Juneteenth and use it as a time to reflect on the ongoing pursuit of liberty and justice for all. We hope you and your families enjoy the long weekend and take the opportunity to spend time in the great outdoors.

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