Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Utah has often been described as “ground zero” for anti-public lands efforts. Yesterday, the state’s leaders took this sentiment to a whole new extreme. The Governor and Utah’s elected leadership proudly announced that the state had filed a lawsuit at the US Supreme Court that would turn over 18.5 million...
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August 20, 2024 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Utah doubles down as the most anti-public lands state in the country – 8.20.24 Contacts:Steve Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (801) 859-1552; steve@suwa.orgGrant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – Today, in an election-year stunt, Utah Governor...
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August 7, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conservation Organizations Respond to Washington County’s Continued Attacks on Red Cliffs National Conservation Area Litigation is latest attempt to force a highway through one of Utah’s most prized wildlife and recreation areas Contacts: St. George, UT – Yesterday, Washington County filed a federal lawsuit seeking to...
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August 1, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Proposal for a 480-Foot Communications Tower in the Heart of Bears Ears National Monument Withdrawn – 8.1.24 Contacts:Judi Brawer, Wildlands Attorney, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (208) 871-0596; judi@suwa.orgGrant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – A...
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July 25, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conservation Groups Take Legal Action to Defend Common Sense Land Management Rule – 7.26.24 Groups intervene to block Utah and Wyoming lawsuit against Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule Contacts:Steve Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (801) 859-1552; steve@suwa.orgMichael Carroll, BLM Campaign...
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