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Trump Administration Auctions Off 200,000 Acres of Public Lands in Utah for Fossil Fuel Development Near Recreational Areas

SALT LAKE CITY― The Trump administration today offered up more than 200,000 acres of public lands for fossil fuel development in some of Utah’s most picturesque landscapes, including on the doorstep…

Management Plans Open Bears Ears, Grand Staircase to Drilling, Mining

SALT LAKE CITY --  Today the Department of the Interior released draft management plans for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. The proposed plans leave most of Bears…

Zinke Visits Utah, Faces Strong Opposition to Public Lands Sell Out

Salt Lake City -- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is scheduled to visit Salt Lake City tonight where he’ll be participating in Pioneer Day celebrations. His visit comes just a day after news broke that…

Utah’s Public Lands in Jeopardy, Again

Salt Lake City, UT -- The House Natural Resources Committee today will host a hearing on the Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018. The bill has a unique opportunity to implement a…

Zinke's Oil and Gas Agenda Hits Capitol Reef’s Doorstep

Salt Lake City, UT -  Today, the Bureau of Land Management sold off over 15,000 acres of public land in Utah and Idaho to dirty fuels interests. Included in the sale were two parcels totaling…

Inclusion of Uranium as ‘Critical Mineral’ Could Spell Trouble for Utah

SALT LAKE CITY -- Under the direction of Sec. Zinke, the Interior Department has included uranium and vanadium on a recently released list of 35 ‘critical minerals’ for national security. The list…

End of Scoping Period for Land Use Planning for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Salt Lake City, UT -  Today concludes the scoping period for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The planning efforts will focus only on areas designated in President Trump’s…

End of Scoping Period for Land Use Planning for 15% of Bears Ears National Monument

Salt Lake City, UT--  Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will close the public input period for the land use planning, for 15% of Bears Ears National Monument. The process would provide…

Native American Citizens, Community Groups Decry Treatment of Public Lands

SALT LAKE CITY, UT --  This afternoon, Native American Community members and community groups gathered in front of the Bureau of Land Management State Office to demonstrate opposition to the…

ADVISORY: Press Conference to Oppose Oil and Gas Leasing On Utah Public Lands

Salt Lake City, UT-- On Tuesday, March 20, the Bureau of Land Management will hold an online oil and gas lease auction that will offer parcels adjacent to Utah’s Bears Ears, Hovenweep, and Canyons of…