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SUWA Files Motion in Defense of Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National Conservation Areas

Mar 28th, 2017 Written by suwa

Yesterday, SUWA filed a Motion to Intervene with the Interior Board of Land Appeals, asking to join the BLM in defending the recently approved Resource Management Plans for the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National Conservation Areas (NCAs). These two NCAs—both located in Utah’s southwestern corner where the Colorado...

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SUWA and Partners Win Stay on Proposed ATV Route in Bears Ears

Mar 14th, 2017 Written by Kya Marienfeld

Great news in the fight for Bears Ears! In mid-March, the Department of the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) issued an order granting SUWA’s Petition for Stay in our recent appeal fighting new ATV trails in Indian Creek, inside Bears Ears National Monument. Finding that SUWA and our partners...

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Act Now to Stop Leasing Near Zion

Mar 6th, 2017 Written by Landon Newell

The Bureau of Land Management’s Saint George field office is preparing to lease for oil and gas development approximately 4,730 acres of federal public land at its upcoming lease sale. Two of the parcels are located less than two miles from Zion National Park along the Kolob Terrace Road, a...

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Secretary Zinke Greeted by Bears Ears Rally on Day One

Mar 1st, 2017 Written by Jen Ujifusa

This morning, the Senate wrapped up debate and confirmed Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana to be Secretary of Interior on a 68-31 vote. The newly-minted Secretary had barely settled into his first lunch hour on the job when a rally formed outside the Department of Interior, with dozens of people...