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Oil and Gas Development

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BLM Reconsiders Oil and Gas Leases Following SUWA Appeal

May 7th, 2019 Written by suwa

Good news! Following SUWA’s appeal of the BLM’s decision to sell eight oil and gas leases for development at its March 2018 sale, the BLM has reluctantly agreed with SUWA […]

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SUWA Files Lawsuit Challenging BLM’S Oil and Gas Leasing On The Doorstep Of Bears Ears, Canyons Of The Ancients, and Hovenweep National Monuments

Apr 22nd, 2019 Written by Landon Newell

For Immediate Release April 22, 2019 Contact: Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991, landon@suwa.org Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.859.1552, steve@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT (April 22, 2019) […]

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Good News in San Juan County

Mar 28th, 2019 Written by Scott Groene

Following public outcry and a formal protest from SUWA, this week the Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) deferred all of its proposed oil and gas leases in San Juan […]

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Trump Administration’s Latest Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sale Targets Doorstep of National Monuments, Wild Lands

Jan 31st, 2019 Written by suwa

SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE – THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY – SIERRA CLUB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Nada Culver, The Wilderness Society, 303.225.4635 Over the […]

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Utah School Trust Lands Administration Drops Proposal to Sell Oil, Gas Leases in Bears Ears National Monument

Jan 29th, 2019 Written by suwa

For Immediate Release January 29, 2019 Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Salt Lake City — In a remarkable about-face following a protest from the Southern Utah Wilderness […]

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Last week, 50 redrock activists flew to D.C. to ad Last week, 50 redrock activists flew to D.C. to advocate for America's Red Rock Wilderness Act (ARRWA)! We visited over 220 offices, informing them on the sacred lands we work to protect. 

Shoutout to redrock champions @repstansbury and @senatordurbin—for being original co-sponsors of the bill. Contact your representatives TODAY and ask them to cosponsor America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act! Link in bio. #ProtectWildUtah
Yesterday, the Idaho-based Blue Ribbon Coalition a Yesterday, the Idaho-based Blue Ribbon Coalition and others sued the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the recently finalized San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan. Below is a statement from SUWA Staff Attorney, Laura Peterson.

“The motorized recreation groups filing this lawsuit are bound and determined to make Utah’s remarkable San Rafael Swell nothing more than a playground for off-road vehicles and side-by-sides; a place where it’s impossible to find peace and quiet. We’re not going to stand by and let that happen. 

While BLM’s recently-completed San Rafael Swell travel plan got many things wrong, one thing it did right was not opening roughly 650 miles of so-called “routes” in the Swell to motorized vehicles. These 650 miles include trails that were created in the past fifteen or so years through illegal motorized use and are located in stream corridors and wash bottoms, run through cultural sites and lead to users causing real and serious environmental damage. Others are simply lines on a map that do not exist on the ground.” — Laura Peterson, SUWA Staff Attorney

For additional information, visit link in bio. #ProtectWildUtah
What is Wilderness Week!? Every March, activists f What is Wilderness Week!? Every March, activists from across the country fly in to Washington DC to lobby for America's Red Rock Wilderness Act (ARRWA)—legislation that would add more than 8 million acres of public lands in Utah to the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Our activists spend weeks setting up and prepping for these meetings, so they can inform their representatives on why protecting this land is so important and what it means to them.

Check out this infographic to learn more about ARRWA & help support the work these activists are doing by visiting our action page and reaching out to your reps TODAY! Link in bio.

#ProtectWildUtah #ARRWA #WildernessWeek #PublicLands
Wilderness Week 2025 has begun! Our activists from Wilderness Week 2025 has begun! Our activists from across the country have arrived in Washington DC and are meeting with their representatives to ask them to become original cosponsors of America's Red Rock Wilderness Act (ARRWA)—legislation that would protect more than 8 million acres of wild public land in Utah.

You can support these activists from the comfort of your own home by calling your reps and urging them to become original consponors of the bill! Or send them a message with just a few clicks by visiting our online action page (link in bio). *Note: personalize your message to have an even greater impact*

#ProtectWildUtah #WildernessWeek2025
Utah Senator John Curtis is not who he says he is. Utah Senator John Curtis is not who he says he is.

For years, he has carefully cultivated his persona as a climate-conscious Republican, launching the do-nothing Conservative Climate Caucus and insisting he wants to bring his party around on environmental issues. He can talk a good game about collaboration and the dire threat climate change poses to our world, but his steady stream of anti-conservation actions speak louder than those words. In fact, the League of Conservation Voters gives him a 6% congressional lifetime score, making him one of the worst senators on environmental issues.

--He introduced legislation to kill the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule—a common-sense rule that makes sure conservation is kept “front of mind” as the BLM goes about its work. Curtis’s bill would rescind it entirely.

--He cosponsored a bill to dismantle the Antiquities Act—the bill would require congressional approval for new national monuments, effectively stripping future presidents of the ability to protect threatened landscapes quickly.

--He co-wrote a letter in 2023 filled with misinformation and half-truths urging his colleagues in the House of Representatives to oppose America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act—our flagship legislation that would protect millions of acres of wilderness across Utah.

From the beginning, we’ve seen through his attempts to greenwash his image and keep his seat while ensuring oil, gas, and mining companies get exactly what they want.

Please donate today and help us keep the pressure on Congress to prioritize meaningful land conservation across Utah. Link in bio. 

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