In response to Senator Mike Lee’s “field hearing” in Blanding today to discuss the Public Lands Initiative (PLI) and “the potential impacts of large-scale monument designations,” Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) Executive Director Scott Groene released the following statement:
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How the Public Lands Initiative Fails on the Wilderness Equation Alone
Representative Rob Bishop’s Public Lands Initiative (PLI), unveiled on July 14th after much delay, is the kind of pro-extraction, anti-federal legislation that could only come from a congressman with a lifetime score of 3% from the League of Conservation Voters. Among myriad provisions that exacerbate climate change, promote the State...
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CategoriesOil and Gas Development
Conservation Groups Applaud Release of Moab Master Leasing Plan
Obama Administration plan correctly prioritizes protection of Utah’s stunning redrock lands, provides certainty to all stakeholders about future mineral development Contact: Nada Culver, The Wilderness Society, 303.225.4635 Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Anne Hawke, Natural Resources Defense Council, 202-329-1463 Salt Lake City (July 20, 2016): Today the Bureau...
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Huge Crowd Turns Out in Support of a Bears Ears Monument at Public Meeting in Bluff, Utah
A huge crowd of more than 1,400 people poured into the tiny southeastern Utah town of Bluff on Saturday to attend a public meeting hosted by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on the proposed Bears Ears National Monument. Volunteers handed out 1,000 Protect Bears Ears t-shirts to enthusiastic citizens flooding into...
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Bishop Introduces Still-Terrible Public Lands Initiative
After years of missed deadlines, Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT) finally introduced his long-delayed Public Lands Initiative (PLI) yesterday. As anticipated, the PLI fails to protect Utah’s remarkable public lands and divests the American people of their public lands heritage. There is no chance this terrible bill could be passed in...
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