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Federal Report Confirms Problems with Last Minute Bush-Era Oil and Gas Lease Sale (10/08/09)
Interior Secretary yanks oil and gas leases from lands near national parks

Court Rules That Utah County Can't Rely on Unproven “Highway” Claims (09/01/09)
Ruling protects public lands from arbitrary seizure

Rare Bird Wins Second Chance at Protection (08/27/09)
Groups settle suit to obtain Endangered Species Act protection for Mountain Plover

Obama Administration Defends Roadless Rule (08/13/09)
Appeals Wyoming court ruling blocking rule

Groups Challenge Montana National Monument Plan (07/15/09)
Offroad vehicles, backcountry airstrips targeted

Coal-Friendly Bush Energy Corridor Plan Challenged (07/07/09)
Transmission lines and towers should bring wind, solar energy to consumers

EPA: Kansas Coal Plant Needs New Permit (07/01/09)
Federal agency agrees with Earthjustice, Sierra Club request

Conservationists Applaud Interior Plans to Fix Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sale (06/11/09)
Interior report cites flaws in Utah lease sale process

Obama Administration Calls for Roadless Development Timeout (05/28/09)
Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen says good first step

Court Rules Glen Canyon Dam Operations Illegal (05/27/09)
Dam operated in ways destructive to native Grand Canyon fish

Colorado Citizens' Groups Go to Court to Defend Oil & Gas Rules (05/27/09)
Industry refuses to accept new law protecting drinking water & wildlife

Otero Mesa Saved From Oil and Gas Drilling (04/30/09)
Wildlife-rich expanse of grassland unique

Appeals Court Rejects Utah Counties' Road Seizure Bid on National Monument (04/13/09)
Court prevents off-road highway expansion in Grand Staircase-Escalante

Bitter Lake Proposed as Critical Habitat for Endangered Animals (03/12/09)
Fish and Wildlife Service reconsiders key habitat protections for endangered snails

Interior Department Cancels Utah Wilderness Lease Sale (02/04/09)
Today’s action starts roll-back of Bush-era environmental assaults

Groups Sue Over Plans Harmful to Arizona Strip National Monuments (01/26/09)
Too much offroad vehicle traffic allowed

Judge Halts Drilling Leases in Utah (01/19/09)
Injunction preserves 110,000 acres of wildlands

Groups Join Forces to Save Water, Communities and Wildlife (01/16/09)
Suit filed to stop Bush oil shale plan

Groups Sue EPA For Not Protecting Citizens From Oil, Gas Drilling (01/15/09)
Air pollutants endanger communities, fuel global warming

Endangered Animals One Step Closer to True Refuge at Bitter Lake (01/14/09)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reconsider key habitat protections for endangered snails

Groups Take on Last Minute Bush Oil Shale Rules (01/06/09)
Development would be very costly to wildlife and natural areas

Auction Proceeds, But Legal Action Delays Damage to Utah Wilderness (12/19/08)
Negotiations provide opportunity to save Utah’s wild areas

Coalition Calls for Administration to Halt Midnight Lease Auction of Utah Wilderness (12/17/08)
Groups take legal action against Bureau of Land Management

Groups Sue to Force Protection of Threatened Wildflower (12/16/08)
Suit challenges sudden reversal of position by Fish and Wildlife Service

Hearing Officer Upholds Rejection of Kansas Coal Power Plant (12/11/08)
Ruling is a major step towards ensuring a clean energy future, groups say