November 9, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on initial Senate vote on Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 – 11.9.26  Bill would gut bedrock environmental laws that protect Southern Utah’s wildest places  Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, DC –...

November 3, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 – 11.3.26  Bill would gut bedrock environmental laws that protect Southern Utah’s wildest places  Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, DC – Senators Mike Lee (R-UT),...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2026 Over 40 Mining Claims Filed in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Including at Least 13 within Shrunken Boundaries Since Trump’s reductions, 110+ claims filed in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.orgDr. Jacqualine Grant, Executive Director,...

October 15, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Judge Chutkan Reopening National Monuments Litigation – 10.15.26  Today’s Status Conference ordered the federal government to notify plaintiffs of on-the-ground activity  Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, DC – On Tuesday, US District Court...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2026 Lawsuit Targets Utah Oil Highway Threatening World-Renowned Nine Mile Canyon – 10.6.26 Construction to Demolish 100-Foot-Tall Canyon Walls, Utah History Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.orgMike Hansen, Nine Mile Canyon Coalition, (801) 916-2491, jmichaelhansen@gmail.com Deeda Seed, Center for Biological...