Another western newspaper calls for an end to “No More Wilderness” “Ideally, Secretary Salazar would rescind the Utah agreement, which has all the high-handedness of the Ulysses Grant-administration giveaways of the American West. But if he can’t see his way to doing that, he must clarify Interior Department policy to...

Former BLM Director calls for end to "No More Wilderness" settlement "The Salt Lake Tribune’s recent editorial 'More wilderness' hit the nail right on the head. The time has certainly arrived for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to openly repudiate one of the last administration’s most odious policies — the so-called...

SUWA and partners challenge Utah land use plans "The groups, including the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), assert that the BLM violated federal environmental laws by failing to identify and protect areas that have wilderness qualities and could qualify for congressional designation for permanent protection. The plaintiffs also say the...

Salazar should allow wilderness study areas "The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Sierra Club and other environmental groups and individuals contend that the 2003 agreement’s interpretation of FLPMA as authorizing only one inventory of wilderness-quality lands, the one completed in 1993, is wrong, unprecedented and unenforceable. We agree. And we’re disappointed...

Kane County, doing things the hard way "It is somewhat puzzling that Kane County would sue just months after the Interior Department agreed to cede control of five roads to the county without the county having to resort to legal action. Those five include the route from U.S. Highway 89...