land use

SALT LAKE CITY – Today Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Historic Roadways Protection Act in the United States Senate in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recent decision to close 317 miles of popular historic roads in Moab. Senator Lee’s bill prohibits using federal money...

September 21-23, 2023 BlueRibbon Coalition Executive Director, Ben Burr, Policy Director, Simone Griffin and board member Mark Maynard attended the Stop 30X30 summit held in Dallas Texas by the American Stewards of Liberty. Attendees gathered to learn and collaborate on how 30X30 is being...

The National Park Service released their latest economic impact report, which analyzes the economic benefits created by National Parks in the gateway communities that they serve. The low water years at Lake Powell and Lake Mead were nothing short of a wipeout that cost their local economies over...

The BLM in Arizona has released the environmental assessment for the Table Mesa Recreation Area and comments are due August 31, 2023. BlueRibbon participated in the scoping phase at the beginning of 2023. This plan gives the options of the No Action Alternative: current management, Proposed...

The BLM in the Tuscon Field Office has released the Middle Gila Environmental Assessment which analyzes four different alternatives. Comments are due August 31, 2023 BRC and our members engaged in scoping in early 2023. During this first step in the process, there were originally 725 miles of...

Yesterday BlueRibbon Coalition filed its notice of appeal in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in its challenge to President Biden’s expansions of the Grand Staircase Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments. We were disappointed that the District Court in Utah dismissed our case, but we...

The Kootenai National Forests is accepting public comment on the Kootenai Over Snow Vehicle (OSV) plan. Comments are accepted through August 21, 2023. The USFS is starting this planning process to comply with federal regulations requiring a travel management plan across all forests including for...

PHOENIX, AZ – Today BlueRibbon Coalition announced that it opposes yet another unlawful land grab of over 1 million acres through the creation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument. With President Biden visiting western states this week, it has been widely reported...