FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2026 President Trump Revokes Executive Orders Protecting Public Lands from Unmanaged Motorized Recreation Repeal threatens wildlife, public safety, and outdoor recreation across federal lands Contacts:Laura Peterson, Senior Attorney, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (801) 236-3762; laura@suwa.org Washington, D.C. – Last Friday, after most people left work...
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SUWA Statement on President Trump’s Repeal of Travel Management Executive Orders – 5.29.26
May 29, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on President Trump’s Repeal of Travel Management Executive Orders – 5.29.26 Will bring unregulated motorized recreation and chaos across public lands Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, DC – Friday evening, in his latest attack on federal public lands, President Trump announced the repeal of Executive Order 11644 of February...
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SUWA Statement on Senate Vote Confirming Steve Pearce as Director of the BLM – 5.18.26
May 18, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Senate Vote Confirming Steve Pearce as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – 5.18.26 Anti-public lands politician will oversee nation’s largest land management agency Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, DC – Today, by a vote of 46 – 43 the...
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SUWA Statement on Proposed Changes to the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area – 5.15.26
May 15, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Proposed Changes to the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area – 5.15.26 Amendments to Plan reduce conservation in favor of extractive development and off-road vehicle dominance Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Salt Lake City, UT – Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the final environmental assessment and...
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Northern Corridor Highway Risks Irreversible Harm to Mojave Desert Tortoise – 5.11.26
ADVOCATES FOR THE WESTCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYCONSERVE SOUTHWEST UTAHCONSERVATION LANDS FOUNDATIONSOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCETHE WILDERNESS SOCIETYWILDEARTH GUARDIANS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2026 Northern Corridor Highway Risks Irreversible Harm to Mojave Desert Tortoise – 5.11.26 Conservation Groups Amend Lawsuit over Federal Agencies’ Failure to Protect Threatened Wildlife in Reapproving Controversial...
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