FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 28, 2016 Moab, UT — In response to President Barack Obama designating the Bears Ears National Monument, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) Executive Director Scott Groene […]
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Tell BLM: Deforestation Doesn’t Belong in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), one of Utah’s most untamed landscapes and the “crown jewel” of the BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System, today faces a new threat from the very […]
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Press Release: Statement Regarding Interior Secretary Nominee Rep. Ryan Zinke
In response to news reports that Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) has accepted President-Elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Interior Secretary, SUWA Executive Director Scott Groene released the following statement.
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Press Release: Moab Master Leasing Plan Will Protect Utah’s Redrock Lands
Blueprint for protecting Utah’s redrock lands provides more certainty for future energy development For Immediate Release THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY * NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL * SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE Contact: […]
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CategoriesOil and Gas Development
Press Release: BLM Defers Two Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Parcels in Nine Mile Canyon; More Work Remains to be Done
Yesterday afternoon, December 8, BLM announced its decision to defer from leasing two highly contested oil and gas lease parcels in Nine Mile Canyon, citing unresolved issues regarding impacts to rock art and other cultural resources.
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