Tuesday’s hearing in the House Natural Resources Committee regarding the Obama Administration’s Wild Lands policy generated more than its share of misinformation, misleading statements, and invented facts and figures. Case in point: Utah Governor Gary Herbert, in a moment of exuberance, alleged that protecting wilderness could hurt school kids, to...
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Utah Wilderness News, March 2, 2011
SUWA clearly knows how to make a difference in Washington “SUWA’s petition here at Change.org asks Congress to pass ARRWA, granting permanent protection to these lands, perhaps the most unique in the country. If you think signing Congressional petitions is a waste of your time, think again – SUWA’s most...
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Tell Congress to protect America’s Redrock Wilderness
Tell Congress to protect America’s redrock wilderness! Dirty Devil proposed wilderness. Photo by Ray Bloxham. Over the past 29 years, there has been one major reason why protection for Utah’s redrock wilderness areas has continued to move forward: YOU. Because of redrock activists like you, over 5 million acres of...
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Your help needed: Anti-wilderness attacks continue in Congress – Redrock Report February 2011
February 2011 Here’s what is happening this month with the redrock: 1. Help defend key tools for protecting wild places. 2. Host a 127 Hours house party & educate your friends about Utah wilderness! 3. Have you been to the Greater Canyonlands Region? We’re looking for photos. 4. See our...
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House swings for the fences on public lands rollbacks…and hits a single
Now that the dust has settled on Capitol Hill and Members of Congress are well into their President’s Day work weeks, we are beginning to get a sense of where things are heading as the Senate prepares to take up the Continuing Appropriations Resolution next week. But first, to recap...
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