San Rafael Swell – Mexican Mountain II

The Land On March 12, 2019, the Emery County Public Land Management Act was signed into law as the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. As part of that act, the Emery County Public Land Management Act protected 663,000 acres of public lands as designated wilderness, including...

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Bureau of Land Management Moving Forward to Authorize Oil and Gas Drilling on Doorstep of Dinosaur National Monument

May 24th, 2021 Written by suwa

Bending over backwards to help company, agency sets ball in motion to allow drilling within ½  mile of national monument; within greater sage-grouse priority habitat and wilderness-caliber lands FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991, landon@suwa.org  Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981, steve@suwa.org  Liam Kelly,...

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CategoriesPodcast

Wild Utah Podcast, Episode 25: Protecting Wilderness Study Areas

May 13th, 2021 Written by suwa

SUWA and coalition partners across the country are calling on the Department of Interior to assert its long-held and ongoing authority to inventory and manage Wilderness Study Areas as a practical and secure means of achieving national conservation and restoration goals. We discuss the role BLM wilderness study areas, in...

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