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Conservation Groups Blast Sen. Hatch, Rep. Curtis on New San Rafael Swell Bill

Bill is a “Big Step Backwards” for Conservation and Wilderness on Public Lands in Emery County, Utah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jen Ujifusa, 202-266-0473, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance jen@suwa.org  Virginia Cramer, Sierra Club, 804-519-8449, Virginia.cramer@sierraclub.org  Anne Hawke, 202-513-6263, Natural Resources Defense Council ahawke@nrdc.org  Washington, DC (May 9, 2018) — Today,...

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Déjà vu in the San Rafael Swell?

As early as next week, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch and Representative John Curtis could introduce legislation for the San Rafael Swell and portions of Labyrinth and Desolation Canyons. While we haven’t yet seen a final version of the bill, our review of previous drafts and recent communication with the delegation...

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Reports from the Field: An Archaeologist on Cedar Mesa

Reports From the Field is a blog of SUWA’s Field Volunteers, accounting experiences, reflections and activism from time spent in direct service of Utah’s wild and public lands.  When hiking and exploring Bears Ears National Monument, it is easy to lose oneself in the beauty and isolation of its many...

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