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In what could be called a somewhat surprising and positive development in terms of preserving Central Wasatch wilderness the Forest Service recently rejected Solitude Ski Resort’s proposed expansion into the East side of Silver Fork Creek. According to Brian Ferebee, supervisor of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, said the request was [...] The Issues Forum website is just about finished – just a few missing pieces of information – but essentially everything is there. Please take a look – www.fogsl.org/issuesforum/2010/ A coalition of National and Utah environmental groups including SUWA, NRDC, and Sierra Club filed a petition against the proposed Coal Hollow Strip mine that would be located just west of Bryce National Park. The petition will follow a state process and was filed with the state agency Utah Division [...] The Red Rocks Wilderness Act, a bill long championed by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance will get a congressional hearing after heavy campaigning for 20 years. The bill was first introduced in 1989 and has been reintroduced every year since with many co-sponsors although mostly without support from Utah House [...] Utah’s first new Uranium Mine in three decades, the Daneros Mine, is being challenged by Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance SUWA and Uranium Watch. The BLM approved the permits allegedly without adequate environmental review and now the company’s intention to begin mining in September of this year is apparently on hold. [...] The BLM has been derelict in its duty for some time to help manage the struggling wild horse population throughout the west. This is especially true in Nevada but also impacts the wild horse populations in western Utah. The House passed a bill to further protect wild horses by [...] |
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