Congress is back from recess and Representatives Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz are resuming their legislative push to advance the long anticipated, immensely destructive Utah Public Lands Initiative (PLI).
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SUWA Volunteers Collaborate with BLM on Henry Mountains Reclamation Project
On the weekend of August 27th, SUWA’s Field Service Volunteers ventured into the Henry Mountains to participate in a first phase reclamation work event at Horn Spring, located in the Mt. Pennell Wilderness Study Area in the heart of the mountain range. Hailing from Ogden, Escalante and Moab, the crew...
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August 2016 Redrock Report
Our e-newsletter with the latest on redrock wilderness news and events.
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SUWA Statement on Senator Mike Lee’s One-Sided Field Hearing in Blanding
In response to Senator Mike Lee’s “field hearing” in Blanding today to discuss the Public Lands Initiative (PLI) and “the potential impacts of large-scale monument designations,” Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) Executive Director Scott Groene released the following statement:
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How the Public Lands Initiative Fails on the Wilderness Equation Alone
Representative Rob Bishop’s Public Lands Initiative (PLI), unveiled on July 14th after much delay, is the kind of pro-extraction, anti-federal legislation that could only come from a congressman with a lifetime score of 3% from the League of Conservation Voters. Among myriad provisions that exacerbate climate change, promote the State...
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