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Conservation Groups Intervene to Protect Utah Monuments, Antiquities Act

Nov 22nd, 2022 Written by suwa

Conservation Groups Intervene to Protect Utah Monuments, Antiquities Act Four Tribes Intervened Last Week in Lawsuits Attacking Antiquities Act  For Immediate Release  November 22, 2022   Contacts:  Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, 202-792-6211, pwheeler@earthjustice.org Erik […]

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Protect the Future of Bears Ears: Comments Due October 31st!

Oct 27th, 2022 Written by Judi Brawer

With Bears Ears National Monument now restored to its original boundaries, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting preliminary input (known as “scoping comments”) on how to manage the […]

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Wild Utah Podcast, Episode 38: Bears Ears – An Indigenous Perspective

Oct 24th, 2022 Written by suwa

Bears Ears National Monument has been in the news for years due to its status as a national monument being in flux– and as it finally enters its official planning […]

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Statement on State of Utah Filing Federal Lawsuit over Grand Staircase-Escalante, Bears Ears National Monuments

Aug 24th, 2022 Written by suwa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott Groene, Executive Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801-712-5034, scott@suwa.org  Moab, UT (August 24, 2022) – Today, the State of Utah, along with Garfield and Kane […]

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Say It Isn’t So?! Utah Solicits Bids to Sue Over National Monuments Restoration

Nov 29th, 2021 Written by suwa

It’s been a month and a half since President Biden’s Rose Garden ceremony where he fully restored Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments and righted one of the most […]

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Happy Earth Week! April's Redrock Report is here. Happy Earth Week! April's Redrock Report is here. This month features:
Latest Updates on Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Congressional Review Act
 --Boundary Waters Suffers Major Blow, Grand Staircase-Escalante Could Be Next
 --Outcry Grows Over Misuse of CRA,
 --Your Involvement Remains Critical
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 --Attend a Candidate Debate for Utah’s New 1st Congressional District (tonight!)
 --Take Part in a Clean-Up Day on the Navajo Nation
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suwa.org/april-2026-redrock-report (link in bio)
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Just now the U.S. Senate voted 50-49, passing H.J. Just now the U.S. Senate voted 50-49, passing H.J. Res. 140, which overturns a 20-year mining ban in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota, the most visited wilderness area in America. 

Another iconic landscape—Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah—faces a similar threat using the same nefarious legislative tool: the Congressional Review Act (CRA). 

Above is a statement from SUWA Executive Director Scott Braden. For continuing updates on the Boundary Waters, follow: @savethebwca 

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