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SUWA Statement on BLM’s Cancellation of 10 New Backcountry Airstrips in Redrock Country – 8.5.26

August 5, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on BLM’s Cancellation of 10 New Backcountry Airstrips in Redrock Country – 8.5.26 None of the airstrips were previously designated and many were reclaimed  Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – Monday, following a formal appeal from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), the Bureau of...

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Trump Administration Works to Erase Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments – 7.30.26 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 30, 2026 Trump administration works to erase Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments  Removal of signage for both National Monuments conducted in recent days   Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.orgAmy Dominguez, Deputy Press Secretary, Sierra Club, (385) 355-4631; amy.dominguez@sierraclub.orgCaitlyn...

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Media Advisory: Protests against National Monument reductions to occur across Utah on Monday, July 20 

July 17, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Advisory: Protests against National Monument reductions to occur across Utah on Monday, July 20  Protests planned in Ogden, Salt Lake City, St. George, Moab, and Provo Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org What: A Monumental Day of...

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Monumental Day of Action on Monday, July 20!

Earlier this week, President Trump—flanked by Utah Governor Spencer Cox and our entire federal delegation (Senators Lee and Curtis, Representatives Maloy, Kennedy, Moore, and Owens)—decimated Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments, cutting them by a combined 3 million acres, or over 90%. We know you’re upset, angry, and want...

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