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Conservation Groups Blast Sen. Hatch, Rep. Curtis on New San Rafael Swell Bill

Bill is a “Big Step Backwards” for Conservation and Wilderness on Public Lands in Emery County, Utah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jen Ujifusa, 202-266-0473, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance jen@suwa.org  Virginia Cramer, Sierra Club, 804-519-8449, Virginia.cramer@sierraclub.org  Anne Hawke, 202-513-6263, Natural Resources Defense Council ahawke@nrdc.org  Washington, DC (May 9, 2018) — Today,...

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Déjà vu in the San Rafael Swell?

As early as next week, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch and Representative John Curtis could introduce legislation for the San Rafael Swell and portions of Labyrinth and Desolation Canyons. While we haven’t yet seen a final version of the bill, our review of previous drafts and recent communication with the delegation...

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Clean Air Denied for Utah’s Uinta Basin

EPA Allowed by Court to Turn Back on Dangerous Smog Levels, Giving Fracking Industry Free Rein to Pollute For Immediate Release: June 2, 2015 Washington, D.C. – A federal court ruling today denied clean air for Utah’s Uinta Basin, allowing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to sacrifice public health for...

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Rep. Holt protects the wilderness

The following letter to the editor ran last week in the Times of Trenton. We join Terry in thanking Rep. Rush Holt for his tireless advocacy for protecting Utah wilderness.

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