Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) this afternoon released an environmental study in support of its proposal to offer 46 leases (encompassing approximately 57,000 acres) for oil and gas development on federal public land in southeastern Utah.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2017 Contact: Laura Peterson, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.236.3762 Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Last Friday afternoon, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance filed a lawsuit in Utah’s Third District Court alleging that San Juan County repeatedly violated Utah’s Open and Public Meetings Act when...
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Labor Day commemorates the social and economic achievements of American workers. This century-old tradition began in the spirit of protest from laborers fighting for fair wages, better working conditions, and a 40-hour work week. These days we get to celebrate this tradition in the spirit of leisure, often by spending...
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In August, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke sent his final monument report to the White House. Remarkably, Secretary Zinke refused to divulge what his final recommendations are. But early reports from the Washington Post indicate that Zinke is recommending President Trump unilaterally (and illegally) shrink both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears...
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In response to news that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has delivered his monuments report to the White House, SUWA executive director Scott Groene released the following statement: “Secretary Zinke’s illegal recommendations to the President are the latest salvo in this administration’s attacks on America’s public lands. It’s outrageous that after...
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