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Utah Wilderness News, February 18, 2010

Good News: SUWA legal victory"A federal judge has decided the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance will be allowed to defend its own interests in a lawsuit filed by three oil companies and three Utah counties over a hotly disputed 2008 oil and gas lease sale in Salt Lake City." Read more...

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Utah Wilderness News, February 16, 2010

CO newspaper pans UT pols' plans for federal land grab "To the west of us in Utah a few state lawmakers have ginned up a plan to gain control of federal lands in that state by a simple means: They want to condemn them. Great. All the West needs is...

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Utah Wilderness News, February 12, 2010

A call to protect public lands"The phrase “public lands" refers not just to access, but to ownership. Whether monitored and maintained by the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management or any other agency, this country's public lands are the property of the American people. As such, the public has...

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Utah Wilderness News, February 11, 2010

Utah's faithful gather at statehouse to testify to the importance of wilderness… Video Courtesy of KSL.com …which is a good thing since the Utah Legislature has other, more nefarious designs on our wild public lands "A pair of Utah County lawmakers want to pass legislation that would give the state...

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Utah Wilderness News, February 10, 2010

Sen. Udall introduces legislation to bring accountability for public land damage"The illegal destruction of thousands of acres of public lands in Colorado by off-road vehicles and fires caused by carelessness has prompted legislation that could result in much stronger penalties for those responsible. U.S. Senator Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs, and...

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