Proposal will open 4,231 acres of public lands to coal mining and contribute millions of new greenhouse gas emissions—emissions that are driving the climate crisis, including the wildfires and droughts […]
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BLM Releases Long-Delayed, Destructive Travel Plan for Utah’s San Rafael Desert
For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Peterson, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance 801-236-3762, laura@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT (August 24, 2020) – On Friday, August 21, the Bureau of Land Management released the […]
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Conservation Groups Praise the BLM’s Withdrawal of Oil and Gas Leases Near Utah National Parks
Contact: Steve Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801-859-1552, steve@suwa.org Anne Hawke, Senior Press Secretary, Natural Resources Defense Council, 646-823-4518, ahawke@nrdc.org Liam Kelly, Communications Manager, National Parks Conservation Association, […]
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SUWA Statement on Appointment of Greg Sheehan as State Director of BLM Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah (July 21, 2020) – The Bureau of Land Management today announced the appointment of Greg Sheehan as the BLM’s new State Director for Utah. In response, […]
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Amid Pandemic, Interior Moves Forward with Enormous Oil and Gas Drilling Plan on Public Lands Near National Parks
Contact: Liam Kelly, National Parks Conservation Association, 213-814-8666, lkelly@npca.org Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991, landon@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – The Trump administration has released its proposal to […]
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