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Utah Wilderness News, Restoring Wild Land Protection Edition

Interior Secretary Salazar announces policy that would protect federal wild lands “'We were very pleased that the secretary recognized the importance of wilderness to all Americans,' said Heidi McIntosh, staff attorney for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. 'He set a very high standard that BLM will now have to implement.'...

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The Interior Department Rightly Restored Protection to Magnificent Wilderness-Quality Lands Throughout the West

Reversal of Bush-era “No More Wilderness” Policy Applauded Secretary of Interior Salazar’s new wilderness guidance gives needed protection to millions of acres of wilderness-quality lands in the West.  The new policy is a critical step towards ensuring the permanent protection of the last remaining wild lands in the West.   Further,...

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Thanking a Redrock Champion

It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to one of the Redrock’s greatest champions, Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI).  Russ, as his colleagues refer to him, lost his race for a fourth term in the anti-Washington frenzy of the recent election.  Ironically, Russ is about as independent as they...

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Stop drilling in wild Desolation Canyon

Proposed Desolation Canyon wilderness, photo by Ray Bloxham In what can only be called “shockingly disappointing,” the Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is promoting a private company’s plan to develop the Desolation Canyon proposed wilderness and destroy thousands of acres.  We would have expected as much during the last...

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