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Tell the BLM Not to Lease for Oil and Gas at the Doorstep of Zion National Park

Feb 22nd, 2017 Written by suwa

The Bureau of Land Management’s Saint George field office is preparing to lease for oil and gas development approximately 4,730 acres of federal public land at its upcoming lease sale. Two of the parcels are located less than two miles from Zion National Park along the Kolob Terrace Road, a...

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Press Release: BLM Announces Proposal to Sell Oil, Gas Leases on Doorstep of Zion National Park

Jan 12th, 2017 Written by suwa

Utah’s most popular National Park threatened by sight and sound of development For Immediate Release: January 12, 2017 Contact: Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991 Cory MacNulty, National Parks Conservation Association, 801.521.0785 SALT LAKE CITY – National Park advocates, local residents and conservationists are stunned over a just announced...

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Press Release: Moab Master Leasing Plan Will Protect Utah’s Redrock Lands

Dec 15th, 2016 Written by suwa

Blueprint for protecting Utah’s redrock lands provides more certainty for future energy development For Immediate Release THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY * NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL * SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Salt Lake City (December 15, 2016): The Bureau of Land Management today issued...

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Press Release: BLM Defers Two Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Parcels in Nine Mile Canyon; More Work Remains to be Done

Dec 9th, 2016 Written by Landon Newell

Yesterday afternoon, December 8, BLM announced its decision to defer from leasing two highly contested oil and gas lease parcels in Nine Mile Canyon, citing unresolved issues regarding impacts to rock art and other cultural resources.

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Press Release: Historic Preservation Groups, Native American Tribe and Conservationists Protest BLM Proposed Lease Sale in Nine Mile Canyon and Desolation Canyon Proposed Wilderness

Nov 29th, 2016 Written by suwa

A proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to sell six oil and gas leases in Nine Mile Canyon and the greater Desolation Canyon region has been met with strong opposition by historic preservation groups, The Hopi Tribe, and a coalition of conservation groups.