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Conservation Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Decision to Threaten National Monuments, Irreplaceable Cultural Resources with Oil and Gas Leasing and Development

Jan 3rd, 2018 Written by suwa

Federal Public Lands Targeted for Oil and Gas Development near Bears Ears, Hovenweep and Canyons of the Ancients National Monuments, and Culturally Significant Areas in Southeast Utah For Immediate Release January 3, 2018 Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991 Salt Lake...

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December 2018 Redrock Report

Dec 21st, 2017 Written by suwa

Our e-newsletter with the latest on redrock wilderness news and events.

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Through Dark Times, the Light Persists

Dec 21st, 2017 Written by Terri Martin

Today, the Winter Solstice takes place in the northern hemisphere, which means we will pass through the longest night of the year. What most of us forget is that this darkness is not universal. In the southern hemisphere, December 21st is the longest DAY of the year. Shift the perspective...

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Stop Rep. Stewart’s Grand Staircase Giveaway Bill!

Dec 12th, 2017 Written by suwa

As you know, last week President Trump issued an unlawful order to repeal the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and replace it with three smaller monuments—leaving nearly half of the original monument unprotected. The next day, Representative Chris Stewart (UT-02) introduced H.R. 4558, the “Grand Staircase-Escalante Enhancement Act” in the U.S....

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SUWA Statement on the Two Utah Delegation Bills to Ratify President Trump’s Repeal of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments

Dec 7th, 2017 Written by suwa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2017 Contact: Jen Ujifusa, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, (202) 266-0473 This week, following the outrageous and illegal repeal of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments by President Trump, Utah’s representatives in Congress doubled down on the effort to unprotect these iconic landscapes by introducing...