Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today led 44 House members in urging U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to protect some of our nation's last remaining wild public lands from attempts by the State of Utah to claim ownership of those lands so that they can be developed by...
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ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS CONDEMN INTERIOR’S APPROVAL OF NEW DRILLING WELLS IN DESOLATION CANYON REGION; THEY WARN OF DISASTER
SALT LAKE CITY (June 18, 2012) --- A coalition of environmental leaders today condemned 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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SUWA and Partner Announce Landmark Conservation Agreement
Today the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) announced that it has reached a landmark agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
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THE FACTS ABOUT HB 148: Unconstitutional, Bad Public Policy and Won’t Help Utah Schools
Governor Gary Herbert signed House HB 148 (Transfer of Public Lands Act and Related Study) Friday, March 23rd. This bill is almost certainly unconstitutional, is bad public policy and won’t help fund Utah’s schools.
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BLM to Approve Disastrous Development Project in Desolation Canyon Proposed Wilderness
The Obama administration’s decision today authorizing nearly 1,300 new natural gas wells in Utah’s Desolation Canyon wilderness and other remote areas will degrade the pristine region’s air quality and hurt the state’s tourism industry, according to a coalition of environmental groups.
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