SUWA Files Lawsuit Challenging BLM'S Oil and Gas Leasing on the Doorstep of Bears Ears, Canyons of The Ancients, and Hovenweep National Monuments
April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 24 -- The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance issued the following news release, dated April 22:
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging two decisions by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to offer, sell, and issue thirty-five oil and gas leases totaling 54,508 acres of public lands for development on the doorstep of Bears Ears, Hovenweep, and Canyons of the Ancients National Monuments.
The lawsuit, . . .
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging two decisions by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to offer, sell, and issue thirty-five oil and gas leases totaling 54,508 acres of public lands for development on the doorstep of Bears Ears, Hovenweep, and Canyons of the Ancients National Monuments.
The lawsuit, . . .