The Bureau of Land Management’s Saint George field office is preparing to lease for oil and gas development approximately 4,730 acres of federal public land at its upcoming lease sale. […]
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Congressman Chaffetz Withdraws Public Lands Disposal Bill, but There’s More Work to Be Done
After widespread public outcry from hunters, anglers, recreationists, and public lands enthusiasts across the country, Congressman Jason Chaffetz has promised to withdraw HR 621 — legislation that would have sold […]
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Tell BLM: Deforestation Doesn’t Belong in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), one of Utah’s most untamed landscapes and the “crown jewel” of the BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System, today faces a new threat from the very […]
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Urge the BLM to Protect Recapture Canyon by Keeping it Closed to ATVs
The BLM's Monticello field office is accepting comments on a proposed trail system in and around Recapture Canyon in Utah's southeast corner.
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PLI’s Last Stand (in the House Natural Resources Committee)
Today, the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee “marked up” Rep. Rob Bishop’s terrible Public Lands Initiative (PLI)—the bill that seeks to roll back federal land protections, unleash a fossil […]
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