In a few days, Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) will reintroduce America's Red Rock Wilderness Act in the 112th Congress.
Read MoreTell BLM “NO” Oil Shale & Tar Sands Development
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently held a series of public hearings in Utah regarding whether it should open 2 million acres of land in CO, WY, and UT for oil shale leasing and development and an additional 430,000 acres for tar sands. It is now accepting public comment...
Read MoreBackroom deal places wilderness last
Last Friday night, in a stunning show of disrespect for the last remaining magnificent wild lands in Utah and throughout the West, the Obama administration struck a deal with Republicans that threw the Interior Department’s recently established Wild Lands policy out the window.
Read MoreHelp Stop congressional attacks on wilderness
So far this year in Congress we’ve seen numerous attacks on the environment, such as attempts to restrict the President’s longstanding authority to designate national monuments, defund Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s Wild Lands policy, and implement wide-ranging budget cuts that would hamstring the Bureau of Land Management’s ability to protect...
Read MoreAsk Secretary Salazar to Protect Greater Canyonlands
The Greater Canyonlands area is a landscape of unmatched natural beauty -- and it needs your help.
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