The Interior Board of Land Appeals has dismissed an appeal brought by the Western Energy Alliance and a small oil and gas company which challenged BLM’s decision not to offer certain wilderness character and culturally significant parcels in the San Rafael Swell for lease at the November 2013 oil and...
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Video: BYU students call for Greater Canyonlands National Monument
From TreeHugger: To illustrate the importance of protecting Greater Canyonlands for future generations, groups of young people and college students have created a series of short films shot in the area. The first in this series features students from Brigham Young University (BYU) – an institution owned by the Church...
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Big News from Washington: Fourteen Senators ask Pres. Obama to Protect Greater Canyonlands!
Big news coming out of Washington today! This week, 14 senators, led by Senator Dick Durbin, sent a letter to President Obama encouraging him to use the Antiquities Act to designate Greater Canyonlands a National Monument. These senators recognize that Greater Canyonlands is a national treasure that remains unprotected. “Although...
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Taxpayer and Conservation Group Challenge State Road Lawsuit as Illegal
Contend that state law bars Attorney General from bringing Tooele County RS 2477 lawsuit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Bloch, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.859.1552 (cell) or 801.428.3981 (office) Brent V. Manning & Jess M. Krannich, Manning Curtis Bradshaw & Bednar LLC, 801.363.5678 (July 29, 2014) Salt Lake City, UT:...
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The Case for Master Leasing Plans
SUWA is working with the Obama administration to bring balance back to public land management through tools like master leasing plans (MLPs), which take a closer look at which lands should be off-limits to new oil and gas leasing and development (and which should remain open to such activities). Currently,...
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