Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Utah’s congressional delegation (led by Senator Lee & Representative Maloy) have introduced “Joint Resolutions” in Congress that would undo the current Monument Management Plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. These politicians are trying to use an obscure law called the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which only requires a simple majority vote in the House and Senate to pass a joint resolution. Passage of a...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2026 Senator Lee, Rep. Maloy Introduce Joint Resolution to Undo Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan – 3.4.26 Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public lands protection as we know it Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director,...
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March 4, 2026 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Vote re: Steve Pearce’s Nomination to Lead the BLM – 3.4.26 Nomination now heads to the Senate floor Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, DC – Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 11-9 to advance the nomination of former US...
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ADVOCATES FOR THE WESTCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYCONSERVE SOUTHWEST UTAHCONSERVATION LANDS FOUNDATIONSOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCETHE WILDERNESS SOCIETYWILDEARTH GUARDIANS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2026 Lawsuit Challenges Illegal Highway Through Utah’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area – 3.2.26 Decision Pumps Brakes on UDOT’s Rush to Break Ground, which would threaten the Mojave...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2026 Senator Lee Formally Begins Process to Fast-track the Destruction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah – 2.26.26 Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public lands protection as we know it Contacts:Grant Stevens, Communications...
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