Last Friday, Senator Orrin Hatch had some glum words for Utah legislators who support Utah Governor Gary Herbert’s quixotic wasteful attempts to get the federal government to hand over public lands to the state of Utah. Speaking before the Utah legislature: Hatch told the Utah Legislature on Friday that its drive...
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Oil and Gas Industry Appeals BLM Decision Not to Lease in San Rafael Swell
Last year the BLM proposed to sell 57 oil and gas leases primarily located in Utah’s stunning San Rafael Swell. The leases would have green-lighted development on more than 80,000 acres of proposed wilderness, the vast majority of which the BLM itself acknowledges are wilderness-caliber landscapes. The leases would have also authorized...
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Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the 77 Lease Sale
Today is a good day. Five years ago to this very date a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C. issued an order enjoining the Bush administration from issuing 77 oil and gas leases it sold in late December 2008 across several spectacular Utah red rock landscapes. Judge Ricardo Urbina’s...
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Tell the BLM: Protect Recapture Canyon’s Archaeological Treasures
The BLM’s Monticello field office is requesting comments on a proposal for a new network of off-road vehicle trails in Recapture Canyon. This proposed route network includes the illegal route that was constructed in Recapture Canyon in 2005.
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Audubon: Area Around Canyonlands a “Globally Important Bird Area”
The area around Canyonlands National Park has been identified as a “Globally Important Bird Area” by the National Audubon Society. As Mark Miller of the NPS says: “The Canyonlands area is known worldwide for its many recreational opportunities and expansive scenic views. This special recognition by the National Audubon Society now brings...
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