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Conservation Groups Reach Settlement Requiring BLM to Abandon Rule Allowing Destruction of Pinyon-Juniper Habitats

Apr 20th, 2023 Written by suwa

Conservation Groups Reach Settlement Requiring Bureau of Land Management to Abandon Rule Allowing Destruction of Pinyon-Juniper Habitats FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 20, 2023 Contact:Kya Marienfeld, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, (435) 259-5440, kya@suwa.orgTodd Tucci, Advocates for the West, (208) 724-2142, ttucci@advocateswest.orgKatie Arberg, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0259, karberg@defenders.org Defenders of Wildlife...

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SUWA’s Appeal Stymies Lithium Mining Project Near Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park

Apr 19th, 2023 Written by suwa

SUWA’s Appeal Stymies Lithium Mining Project Near Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991, landon@suwa.orgHanna Larsen, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3992, hanna@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT (April 19, 2023): Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it...

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SUWA Statement on Proposed Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule

Mar 30th, 2023 Written by suwa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, (801) 428-3981, steve@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT (March 30, 2023) – In response to today’s announcement by the Bureau of Land Management that it is updating the rules for managing our nation’s public lands, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance’s...

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Conservation Groups Granted Intervention to Defend Utah National Monuments

Mar 20th, 2023 Written by suwa

Conservation Groups Granted Intervention to Defend Utah National Monuments Tribes Granted Separate Motion to Intervene in December FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801-428-3981, steve@suwa.org Salt Lake City, Utah — A Utah federal judge has granted a motion to intervene filed by conservation groups in defense...

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BLM Preparing to Sell Oil and Gas Leases Along the Banks of Utah’s White River

Jan 12th, 2023 Written by suwa

Leasing Proposal Threatens Scenic River Landscape, “Paddler’s Paradise” For Immediate Release Contact: Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991, landon@suwa.org John Weisheit, Living Rivers and Colorado Riverkeeper, 435.260.2590, john@livingrivers.org Salt Lake City, UT (January 12, 2023): The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing to sell several oil and gas...