FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2013 Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3981 Court Strikes Down Controversial BLM Land Use Plan BLM plan designated thousands of miles of ORV routes, placing iconic western landscapes at risk SALT LAKE CITY – Today the United States District Court for the...
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BLM Views Arch Canyon through Road-Colored Glasses
With its clear, spring-fed perennial stream, its ancient cultural rock art and cliff dwellings, and its magnificent scenery, Arch Canyon is an exceptional place. Unfortunately, the BLM sees nothing there but a route for motorized recreation; all the other resources are forfeit to that single, destructive use. We’ve repeatedly asked...
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BLM Sacrifices Labyrinth Canyon Area for Fertilizer Exploration – Another Reason to Protect Greater Canyonlands!
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently gave the green light to American Potash, a subsidiary of a Canadian mining company, to explore for potash in the Labyrinth Canyon area. Three of the four proposed core drilling sites are within the Greater Canyonlands region and on lands proposed for wilderness...
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End of the Line for Utah Counties/Energy Company Lawsuit!
Yesterday marked the end of a nearly five year legal challenge to former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s withdrawal of 77 oil and gas leases from Utah Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) infamous December 2008 lease sale. The end came when the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari by...
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Hundreds Protest Oil and Gas Lease Sale in San Rafael Swell
If the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) didn’t realize the depth of public opposition to its proposed oil and gas lease sale in the San Rafael Swell, it does now. More than 200 people packed the plaza outside the BLM’s headquarters today, holding aloft a sea of signs and chanting...
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