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 […]
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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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