Last Friday, January 18, a coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Salt Lake City challenging the Interior Department’s decision to allow nearly 1,300 new oil and gas wells in Utah’s Desolation Canyon region.
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A Letter to Governor Herbert
Yesterday, a coalition of conservation organizations — the Sierra Club, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, Grand Canyon Trust, and Great Old Broads for Wilderness — sent a […]
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Report: Taking Over Public Lands Not a Money Maker for Utah
In response to the Report on Utah’s Transfer of Public Lands Act (H.B. 148) presented to the Utah State Legislature Interim Committees today, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Executive Director Scott […]
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Utah Supreme Court Issues Decision on Large-Scale Coal Strip Mine
In a decision issued earlier this morning, the Utah Supreme Court upheld a state mining permit that allows Alton Coal Development to strip mine roughly 600 acres of private lands (the Coal Hollow Mine). The ruling sets the stage for a broader fight over the proposed expansion of the private...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing Imperiled Tiger Beetle for Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced today that it will propose to list the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to designate 2,276 acres of critical habitat for the species.
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