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Wild Utah Podcast, Episode 9: Controlling Motorized Mayhem

Following a public outcry, an outlandish Interior Department order that was proposed to allow off-road vehicles in national parks in Utah was dropped by the Trump administration. But the controversy over the Park Service proposal raises a larger, under-the-radar ORV issue with the potential for long-term damage to America’s redrock...

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Lawsuit Spurs Trump Administration to Suspend 130 Oil, Gas Leases in Utah

Fourth Time This Year BLM Has Suspended Leases in Utah; Feds Ignored Climate Change, Opened Scenic, Cultural Lands to Fossil Fuel Extraction For Immediate Release  Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, (801) 428-3981, steve@suwa.org Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, (801) 428-3991, landon@suwa.org Diana Dascalu-Joffe, Center for Biological Diversity,...

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Interior Department Accelerates Public Lands Giveaway

Agency may hand over an alleged right-of-way to the state of Utah as it considers unprecedented public land giveaway FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2019 Contacts: Alison Heis, National Parks Conservation Association, 202.384.8762 Steve Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.859.1552 Jen Ujifusa, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 202.266.0473 Anne Hawke, Natural...

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