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SUWA’s Response to President Biden’s Restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Oct 8th, 2021 Written by suwa

“President Biden’s restoration of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments will be hailed by generations for protecting some of the nation’s wildest and most culturally significant public lands. It’s […]

Press Releases

SUWA Statement on CEQ Proposed Revisions to NEPA

Oct 6th, 2021 Written by suwa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Bloch, Legal Director, (801) 428-3981, steve@suwa.org Moab, UT (October 6, 2021) – In response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s draft proposal released this morning […]

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Biden administration prepares to auction public lands for oil & gas development

Sep 29th, 2021 Written by Landon Newell

Fossil fuel extraction on public lands accounts for nearly a quarter of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. These climate-altering emissions are wreaking havoc on our natural world, resulting in massive […]

Press Releases

Utah Conservation Groups Call on BLM to Create Working Group to Address Rapid Growth of Non-Motorized Recreation on Public Lands

Sep 21st, 2021 Written by suwa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Neal Clark, Wildlands Director, 435-259-7090, neal@suwa.org Judi Brawer, Wildlands Attorney, 435-355-0716, judi@suwa.org Moab, UT (September 21, 2021) – More than a dozen conservation organizations based in […]