SUWA asks State Mining Board’s coal interests to step aside for decision“The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance plans to challenge the Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining board today, saying any members with financial interests in coal mining should recuse themselves from decisions on Alton Coal Development’s mine-reclamation plan. SUWA...

DOI, SUWA attorneys agree previous administration's energy policies failed — decisions must incorporate wilderness considerations"'All signs are that the Department of Interior is taking a much more active role in ensuring that energy development is treated as but one of a number of federal resources that include wilderness, recreation, water...

Salazar pans "No More Wilderness" Settlement at House Appropriations hearing Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar came well prepared to defend his budget choices to the House subcommittee on Interior and Environment yesterday, but one thing going on within his department was simply indefensible.   Salazar gave no sympathy to...