Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s interim report on the fate of Bears Ears National Monument was released yesterday—and it isn’t good. As expected, Zinke recommends that President Trump dramatically shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument—though he doesn’t say specifically by how much, or where. Instead, he punted the details...
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You stood up in defense of Bears Ears National Monument. Now we need you to do the same for Grand Staircase-Escalante. Over the last few weeks, you helped deluge the Department of Interior with more than 685,000 comments in support of Bears Ears. Thank you to everyone who took action! ...
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Last week, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came to Utah to “review” Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments — and SUWA supporters were on the ground to meet him in force. The day before he arrived, more than 3,000 people rallied at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City to...
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President Trump has declared war on Utah’s national monuments. Now is the time to act. President Trump’s April 26th Executive Order requires a “review” of national monuments dating back to 1996. This bureaucratic speak hides the administration’s real intention: dismantling the protections put in place for our nation’s most treasured...
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Great news! Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) last week reintroduced America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act (S. 948) in the Senate. The bill would permanently protect 9.2 million acres of Utah’s amazing wilderness—places like Labyrinth Canyon, the Dirty Devil, the San Rafael Swell, and the West Desert, ensuring that they remain wild for...
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