February 23, 2025 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SUWA Statement on Elon Musk’s attacks on Federal Employees – 2.23.25

Contacts:
Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Elon Musk-led Office of Personnel Management sent a demeaning email to federal employees across the nation demanding that they explain their work to Musk and his staff or be at risk of immediate firing. Below is a statement from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance on this event:

“There are tens of thousands of federal workers in Utah, including thousands who work for federal agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, United States Forest Service, United States Geological Survey, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service. These career staff – who live and work in both rural and urban parts of our state – have dedicated their lives to a mission of service on behalf of the common good: America’s federal public lands. 

It is heartbreaking to see these federal workers treated so disrespectfully. It’s also completely unacceptable that Utah’s congressional delegation and state elected leaders are either standing idly by or – worse – cheering on Musk’s threats and intimidation tactics. These federal workers are our friends and neighbors; they have our support and respect at this critical time.”

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The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is a nonprofit organization with members and supporters from around the country dedicated to protecting America’s redrock wilderness. From offices in Moab, Salt Lake City, and Washington, DC, our team of professionals defends the redrock, organizes support for America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, and stewards this world-renowned landscape. Learn more at www.suwa.org.