Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
June 9, 2025 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 100+ Organizations Urge Senate Leadership to keep Public Lands Sell-off out of the Budget Reconciliation Bill – 6.9.25 Contacts:Travis Hammill, DC Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (202) 266-0472; travis@suwa.orgGrant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, DC –...
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Right before Memorial Day, the House of Representatives passed a Budget Bill that, if signed into law, would be devastating for public lands. The bill has now moved to the Senate, where a vote will likely happen later this month. To make matters worse, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has announced...
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As you know, public lands are facing serious threats on multiple fronts. Sadly, Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments remain targets of both the Trump administration and Utah’s own elected officials. It’s a matter of when, not if, we must rise again in urgent defense of our national monuments....
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June 3, 2025 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUWA Statement on Senator Lee’s Intent to Reintroduce Public Lands Sell-off Amendment in Senate Budget Bill- 6.3.25 Contacts:Travis Hammill, DC Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (202) 266-0472; travis@suwa.orgGrant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org Washington, DC – Senator...
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Guided by the Trump administration’s “energy dominance” agenda, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving forward with plans to sell 14 oil and gas leases encompassing over 19,000 acres in Utah. One lease is located right in the heart of the scenic White River corridor, spanning both sides of...
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