Decision Prioritizes Off-Road Vehicle Use over Threatened and Endangered Species Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Wildlands Attorney, 435-259-5440, kya@suwa.org Laura Peterson, Travel Management Attorney, 801-236-3762, laura@suwa.org Moab, UT (May 23, 2019) – Without prior notice or opportunity for public input, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Richfield Field Office announced Wednesday that...
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Conservation Groups File Federal Lawsuit over BLM Decision to Allow County to Chip-Seal Utah’s Remote Burr Trail
For Immediate Release Decision Made Under Cover of Darkness to Push Through Garfield County’s Long-Held Desire to Pave Remote Desert Dirt Road Contact: Stephen Bloch, Legal Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801-428-3981 steve@suwa.org Phil Hanceford, Conservation Director, The Wilderness Society, 303-225-4636, phil_hanceford@tws.org Matt Abele, Communications Manager, National Parks Conservation Association,...
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SUWA Files Lawsuit Challenging BLM’S Oil and Gas Leasing On The Doorstep Of Bears Ears, Canyons Of The Ancients, and Hovenweep National Monuments
For Immediate Release April 22, 2019 Contact: Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991, landon@suwa.org Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.859.1552, steve@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT (April 22, 2019) – The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging two decisions by the Bureau of Land...
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Citing New Scientific Report, SUWA Calls on BLM to Halt Mechanical “Vegetation Treatment” Projects in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
February 2019 scientific review counters claims made by agencies on environmental benefits of vegetation removal on public lands Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Wildlands Attorney, 435-259-5440, kya@suwa.org Moab, UT (April 10, 2019) – Citing a new report on the lack of scientific evidence supporting “vegetation treatment” projects on public lands, the Southern...
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BLM Withdraws Permit for Helicopter Shuttles Near Bighorn Habitat Outside of Moab Following SUWA Appeal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLM Withdraws Permit for Helicopter Shuttles Near Bighorn Habitat Outside of Moab Following SUWA Appeal Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Wildlands Attorney, 435-259-5440, kya@suwa.org Moab, UT (March 11, 2019) – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Moab field office has withdrawn a multi-year special recreation permit authorizing a private...
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