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 […]
Read MoreSUWA Statement on the Designation of Bears Ears National Monument
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 28, 2016 Moab, UT — In response to President Barack Obama designating the Bears Ears National Monument, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) Executive Director Scott Groene […]
Read MorePress Release: Statement Regarding Interior Secretary Nominee Rep. Ryan Zinke
In response to news reports that Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) has accepted President-Elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Interior Secretary, SUWA Executive Director Scott Groene released the following statement.
Read MorePress Release: Moab Master Leasing Plan Will Protect Utah’s Redrock Lands
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: […]
Read MorePress Release: BLM Defers Two Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Parcels in Nine Mile Canyon; More Work Remains to be Done
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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