Utah Governor Cox joined by other GOP Governors and pro-pollution groups such as the Western Energy Alliance (WEA) are engaged in an aggressive misinformation campaign against President Biden’s recent Executive Order pausing new oil and gas leasing on public lands to address the “profound climate crisis.” Among other untruths, the...
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Conservation Groups Prioritize Protection of Utah’s Remote San Rafael Desert
Two conservation organizations filed suit today in federal district court in Utah challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s highly destructive motorized vehicle travel plan for the San Rafael Desert
Read MoreFinal Essay Contest Winner Announced
Recognizing that people of color have historically been left out of the U.S. public land conservation movement, SUWA is committed to raising up diverse voices across the Intermountain West. Our Stewardship Scholar Essay Contest seeks to elevate new and essential voices through personal narratives pertinent to the broader conversation around...
Read MoreSecond Essay Contest Winner Announced
Recognizing that people of color have historically been left out of the U.S. public land conservation movement, SUWA is committed to raising up diverse voices across the Intermountain West. Our Stewardship Scholar Essay Contest seeks to elevate new and essential voices through personal narratives pertinent to the broader conversation around...
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Leasing for Helium Drilling in Newly Designated Utah Wilderness
For Immediate Release Contacts: Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, (801) 428-3991, landon@suwa.org Steve Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, (801) 859-1552, steve@suwa.org Anne Hawke, Natural Resources Defense Council, (646) 823-4518, ahawke@nrdc.org Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, (801) 300-2424, tmckinnon@biologicaldiversity.orgJohn Weisheit, Living Rivers, (435)-260-2590, john@livingrivers.org Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2020)...
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