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Utah School Trust Lands Administration Drops Proposal to Sell Oil, Gas Leases in Bears Ears National Monument

Jan 29th, 2019 Written by suwa

For Immediate Release January 29, 2019 Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Salt Lake City — In a remarkable about-face following a protest from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) announced yesterday that it had dropped its proposal to...

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Conservation Group Protests Utah School Trust Lands Administration’s Shortsighted Proposal to Sell Oil, Gas Leases in Bears Ears National Monument

Jan 25th, 2019 Written by suwa

For Immediate Release January 25, 2019 Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Salt Lake City — In a remarkably shortsighted decision, the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) is proposing to sell twelve oil and gas leases totaling roughly 5,700 acres located on SITLA-managed lands within...

Antiquities Act

Statement on Senators Lee and Romney’s Introduction of Anti-Antiquities “PURE” Act

Jan 10th, 2019 Written by suwa

Moab, UT (January 10, 2019) – In response to the introduction by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) of the Protect Utah’s Rural Economy (PURE) Act, which would limit the ability of the president to protect landscapes in Utah through the use of the Antiquities Act, Southern...

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Last Chance to Comment on Bears Ears Plans

Nov 13th, 2018 Written by Mathew Gross

This Thursday, November 15th, marks the closing of the comment period for the Trump administrations’s hastily-drafted management plans for the illegally reduced Bears Ears National Monument. If you haven’t already done so, please click here to submit your comments now. You’ll recall that back in August, President Trump’s Interior Department...

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What the Election Results Mean for the Redrock

Nov 7th, 2018 Written by Scott Groene

Harry Truman once wished for a one-armed economist because he’d grown tired of hearing, “On the one hand…on the other hand.” This post-election wrap-up is a bit like that: slivers of hope set against hard reminders. For public lands, the election’s best news is probably this: the blue wave...