Yesterday US District Court judge Walker D. Miller sided with conservation groups and ordered the US Interior Department to reconsider a decision denying Endangered Species Act protection to the Graham’s penstomen, a wildflower found only in parts of Utah and Colorado.
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44 House Members Call on President to Enforce Law to Protect Wild Lands
BLM Still Obligated to Enforce FLPMA Despite Policy Rider in Recent Continuing Resolution
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Tenth Circuit rules in our Monument case involving Kane County R.S. 2477 road claims
On January 11, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion in a case brought by SUWA and The Wilderness Society that challenged Kane County’s attempt to undermine federal land management of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. In a fairly technical ruling, the court held...
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The Interior Department Rightly Restored Protection to Magnificent Wilderness-Quality Lands Throughout the West
Reversal of Bush-era “No More Wilderness” Policy Applauded Secretary of Interior Salazar’s new wilderness guidance gives needed protection to millions of acres of wilderness-quality lands in the West. The new policy is a critical step towards ensuring the permanent protection of the last remaining wild lands in the West. Further,...
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Goodbye Selma
Finally! Utah State Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director and Bush administration holdover, Selma Sierra, has been “reassigned” to head the BLM’s Eastern States office. This announcement has been a long time coming and is a welcome one to supporters of America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act. During her tenure in...
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