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Oil and Gas Development

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House Committee Passes the SECURE Act — Help Stop this Public Lands Giveaway!

Nov 9th, 2017 Written by Jen Ujifusa

On November 8th, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed one of the most egregious dirty energy bills Trump’s Congress has attempted yet. H.R. 4239, the so-called “SECURE Act,” prioritizes fracking above all other energy sources, decimates rules that regulate drilling, guts public involvement and input on development through the...

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BLM Targets Wild and Culturally Significant Lands for Fossil Fuel Leasing

Oct 4th, 2017 Written by suwa

Once again the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is poised to auction off outstanding federal public lands in redrock country for fossil fuel development. The latest ill-conceived proposal targets some of the most culturally significant and dramatic lands in southeastern Utah, threatening the region’s air quality, cultural resources, dark night...

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BLM Announces Intention to Sell Oil, Gas Leases Next to Bears Ears National Monument and on Culturally and Ecologically Significant Federal Public Lands

Sep 21st, 2017 Written by suwa

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) this afternoon released an environmental study in support of its proposal to offer 46 leases (encompassing approximately 57,000 acres) for oil and gas development on federal public land in southeastern Utah.

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Conservation Groups Denounce Utah BLM’s Decision to Offer Oil and Gas Leases on Doorstep of Dinosaur National Monument and in the San Rafael Swell

Sep 1st, 2017 Written by suwa

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced plans to offer seventy-five leases for oil and gas development on federal public land on the doorstep of Dinosaur National Monument and in the San Rafael Swell.

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Wild Lands in the San Rafael Swell and Dinosaur/Book Cliffs Regions Again Proposed for Leasing

Jul 19th, 2017 Written by Landon Newell

Once again, your voice in defense of Utah’s wild places is urgently needed. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to lease 79 parcels for oil and gas development on approximately 100,000 acres of federal public lands in eastern and central Utah. Included in this list are parcels along...

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We are suing President Trump for his unlawful acti We are suing President Trump for his unlawful action against Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments! #protectwildutah
Today conservation groups challenged President Tru Today conservation groups challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigation against Trump’s 2017 monument rollbacks and challenge both sets of illegal proclamations together.

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The BLM is AGAIN proposing to designate ten backco The BLM is AGAIN proposing to designate ten backcountry airstrips for private aircraft use in the Moab and Monticello areas. Several are located in remote, ecologically sensitive landscapes near Gemini Bridges/Labyrinth Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, and the original boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument. 

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These areas support bighorn sheep, burrowing owls, ferruginous hawks, and other wildlife, and the BLM acknowledges that aircraft noise and visual intrusions would diminish natural soundscapes and solitude.  𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐋𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭! Link in bio.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a process to significantly revise its Travel Management Rule, which guides where motorized vehicles are and are not allowed on almost 200 million acres of national forests and grasslands. 

The USDA is proposing to flip the U.S. Forest Service’s longstanding approach to travel management on its head, forcing local forests to allow motorized vehicles everywhere except for places that are specifically closed. The current rule requires motorized vehicles to stay on a designated system of roads, trails and areas in national forests and grasslands and is an essential policy for wildlife conservation, balanced recreation and public safety. 

This comes directly on the heels of the USDA’s proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which would make 45 million acres of remote backcountry forests available for clearcut logging, road-building and other development, unleashing back-to-back blows to our national forests. Combined, these actions are part of the administration’s systematic dismantling of the rules and safeguards that keep national forests safe, accessible, and managed for everyone. 

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