Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
A federal district court judge in Colorado ruled yesterday in favor of SUWA and a coalition of conservation groups in their challenge to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to deny Endangered Species Act protection to two imperiled wildflowers that live only on oil shale formations in Utah and...
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A federal judge recently issued an order rejecting a natural gas project on public lands along the Upper Desolation Canyon stretch of the Green River in eastern Utah. This ruling received local and national media attention. The plan at issue in the ruling is part of the highly controversial Gasco...
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SALT LAKE CITY (October 5, 2016) – A federal judge has rejected a natural gas project on public lands along the Upper Desolation Canyon on the Green River in eastern Utah.
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Obama Administration plan correctly prioritizes protection of Utah’s stunning redrock lands, provides certainty to all stakeholders about future mineral development Contact: Nada Culver, The Wilderness Society, 303.225.4635 Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Anne Hawke, Natural Resources Defense Council, 202-329-1463 Salt Lake City (July 20, 2016): Today the Bureau...
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The Utah BLM has kicked off its planning process for the San Rafael Desert Master Leasing Plan (MLP) for lands in eastern Emery and Wayne counties and is accepting public scoping comments through Friday, July 1.
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