Longstanding litigation over six BLM-Utah land use plans and travel management plans brought to a close An order issued today by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit clears the way for BLM-Utah to begin implementing a comprehensive settlement agreement that will result in the completion of...
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Press Release: Sen. Durbin Reintroduces Redrock Bill to protect Utah’s pristine wilderness
Action comes just as Trump orders a review of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument For immediate release April 26, 2017 Contact: Jen Ujifusa, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 202.266.0473 Today Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced S. 948, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, a bill that would protect as wilderness...
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SUWA Statement on President Trump’s Expected Executive Order on National Monuments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2017 Scott Groene, Executive Director of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, released the following statement regarding the Executive Order that President Trump is expected to sign tomorrow directing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to conduct a “review” of all national monuments over 100,000 acres that were created...
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Mountain West Hard Cider Honors Utah’s Red Rock Wilderness and Desolation Canyon with Release of New Cider
For Immediate Release April 12, 2017 SALT LAKE CITY – Mountain West Hard Cider today announced the launch of its new Desolation Prickly Pear Hard Cider in honor of Southern Utah’s iconic Desolation Canyon, available beginning this Saturday, April 15. In an effort to help protect and defend the Utah’s...
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Press Release: Settlement Reached on Utah Land Use Plans
SUWA, The Wilderness Society, Earthjustice, and a coalition of eight other conservation groups, along with the Bureau of Land Management and off-highway vehicle groups have taken an important step to settle longstanding litigation filed in 2008 by the conservation groups which challenged six land use plans and off-highway vehicle travel...
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