In 2012 the Utah legislature passed a bill demanding that the federal government turn over almost all public land in the state by the end of this year. With that deadline less than a month away, SUWA has launched a new statewide television, radio and web campaign to educate Utahns...
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Study Confirms Utah Land Grab Idea Half Baked
If Illegal Land Seizure Were to Occur, State Would Profit Only Through Heavy Industrialization of Utah’s Wildlands For Immediate Release. Contact: David Garbett, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801-428-3992 Salt Lake City – Today, a team of economists from three Utah universities released a report which shows that if Utah were to...
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November Redrock Report
Our monthly e-newsletter with the latest on redrock wilderness news and events.
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The Post-Election Outlook for Utah Wilderness
Last night the Republican Party gained a majority in the U.S. Senate to match its existing control of the House of Representatives. Now what? For Utah wilderness, a shift in White House control generally means more than a reshuffled congressional deck, largely because of the Executive Branch’s control of land...
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Press Release: Conservation Groups Challenge Pipeline Proposal in Scenic Moab Corridor
Allege Utah BLM illegally piecemealing oil and gas development Contact: Landon Newell, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 801.428.3991; Devorah Ancel, Sierra Club Environmental Law Program, 415.977.5721 SALT LAKE CITY – Last Friday, October 31, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and Sierra Club challenged a decision by the Bureau of Land Management’s...
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