Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
In April, when the Trump administration first announced it wanted to open the Greater Chaco Canyon region in New Mexico to oil and gas drilling, we asked you to speak up. Following an initial scoping period that generated over 100,000 comments in support of maintaining broad protections for this remarkable...
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Our e-newsletter with the latest on redrock wilderness news and events.
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July 17, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Advisory: Protests against National Monument reductions to occur across Utah on Monday, July 20 Protests planned in Ogden, Salt Lake City, St. George, Moab, and Provo Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org What: A Monumental Day of...
Read More Earlier this week, President Trump—flanked by Utah Governor Spencer Cox and our entire federal delegation (Senators Lee and Curtis, Representatives Maloy, Kennedy, Moore, and Owens)—decimated Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments, cutting them by a combined 3 million acres, or over 90%. We know you’re upset, angry, and want...
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On Monday, July 13, President Trump signed proclamations dramatically slashing Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments by a combined 3 million acres, or over 90%. We’ve created monument-specific maps showing the new boundaries.
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