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The Good & the Bad: SUWA Prevails in Lease Sale Challenges; Biden Admin Reaffirms Energy Leases in Wilderness

Aug 7th, 2024 Written by suwa

SUWA Prevails in Oil & Gas Lease Sale Challenges SUWA won several long-pending administrative challenges this spring to three separate Trump-era oil and gas leasing decisions the Bureau of Land […]

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Conservation Organizations Respond to Washington County’s Continued Attacks on Red Cliffs NCA – 8.7.24 

Aug 7th, 2024 Written by suwa

August 7, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conservation Organizations Respond to Washington County’s Continued Attacks on Red Cliffs National Conservation Area Litigation is latest attempt to force a highway through one of […]

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Members Only: Join Us for SUWA’s Summer Shindig on August 28th!

Aug 2nd, 2024 Written by suwa

We took last year off to celebrate our 40th Anniversary, but one of our favorite member appreciation events is making its return: the annual Summer Shindig! If you plan to […]

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Proposal for a 480-Foot Communications Tower in the Heart of Bears Ears National Monument Withdrawn – 8.1.24 

Aug 1st, 2024 Written by suwa

August 1, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Proposal for a 480-Foot Communications Tower in the Heart of Bears Ears National Monument Withdrawn – 8.1.24  Contacts:Judi Brawer, Wildlands Attorney, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance […]

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Conservation Groups Take Legal Action to Defend Common Sense Land Management Rule – 7.26.24

Jul 26th, 2024 Written by suwa

July 25, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conservation Groups Take Legal Action to Defend Common Sense Land Management Rule – 7.26.24 Groups intervene to block Utah and Wyoming lawsuit against Bureau of […]

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A bit of good news in a challenging time. Last nig A bit of good news in a challenging time. Last night, a federal judge granted a motion by conservation organizations to block ground-disturbing activities associated with construction of the Northern Corridor Highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area.

The court’s injunction prohibits the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) from starting construction-related activities that would cause irreparable harm to the threatened Mojave desert tortoise. UDOT insisted on moving forward with these activities as quickly as possible despite uncertainty about its final highway plans and conservation organizations’ pending lawsuit that seeks to again declare the highway illegal. In granting the injunction, the judge found that conservation organizations’ lawsuit is likely to succeed in showing the highway approval is unlawful.

To read more and hear from other partners, visit the link in our bio. #protectwildutah
Senator Mike Lee is at it again. He has formally b Senator Mike Lee is at it again. He has formally begun the process to fast-track the destruction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah by adding the Government Accountability Office (GAO) opinion regarding the Monument’s Management Plan to the Congressional Record. Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), once a “resolution of disapproval” is introduced (anticipated to occur any day), both chambers of Congress can expedite their votes and pass the measures by simple majority votes.

If that happens and the resolution is signed into law by the President, the Monument Management Plan – which sets expectations for how the land will be managed for wildlife, outdoor access, dark night skies, grazing, and other uses – will be undone and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be barred from issuing another plan that is “substantially the same” in the future. Read more in our press release (linked in bio) and reach out to your Members of Congress using our advocacy action tool on the homepage of our website (suwa.org).
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing this Wednesday (February 25) on the nomination of public land sell-off proponent Steve Pearce as Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director.

Folks who live in the following states can have an extra impact, as one of your senators sits on the committee: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, LA, ME, MS, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, PA, UT, WA, WV, & WY. 

ACT NOW! (link in bio) Pearce *will* work to sell off public lands to the highest bidder.
The All Pueblo Council of Governors, the collectiv The All Pueblo Council of Governors, the collective voice of the 20 Pueblo Nations of New Mexico and Texas, voted on December 4, 2025, to support America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act (ARRWA). The Council’s resolution endorses congressional wilderness designation for lands within the Act, which would protect more than 8 million acres of federal public lands in Utah. This is the fifth tribal endorsement of ARRWA, following endorsements by the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe (2025), Zuni Tribe (2024), Hopi Tribe (2023), and Navajo Nation (2021). 

For more info, view our full statement at link in bio.
SUWA is hiring a grassroots organizer! The Utah Or SUWA is hiring a grassroots organizer! The Utah Organizer recruits, trains, and mobilizes volunteers, students, community members, Tribal partners, and allied organizations to protect Utah’s wildlands. This role combines base-building, campaign organizing, rapid response mobilization, coalition leadership, and public education. 

You will represent SUWA at community events, rallies, conferences, and in coalition spaces, and works closely with staff to implement strategic campaigns responding to federal land management plans, national monument threats, and legislative proposals. 

If you are energized by building community power, organizing under challenging political conditions, and protecting some of the most iconic wild landscapes in the country, we encourage you to apply. 

For more information/how to apply, visit suwa.org/careers or head to the link in our bio.
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