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On April 10, 2018, Utah state judge Lyle
Anderson ruled to dismiss SUWA's complaint in SUWA vs. San Juan County Commission. The judge went further, questioning the propriety of SUWA's filing as a mechanism of āintimidationā directed at San Juan County Commission or others, and were directed to file a
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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced an agreement concerning a proposed oil and gas development project in eastern Utah. Part of this agreement included a commitment from the company to avoid development in the proposed White River wilderness and a conservation easement
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Washington County land bill, which designated approximately 256,000 acres of wilderness in southwestern Utah when it passed in 2009. Originally introduced by Senator Bob Bennet in 2006, early versions of the Washington County land bill failed to pass in two congresses
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H.R. 86, H.R. 118, H.R. 1925, H.R. 2689, H.R. 2781 & H.R. 2888: Legislative
Hearing before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands of the Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives. 111th Cong., 1st Sess. (2009).
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on March 12, 2019. SUWA had worked to improve earlier versions of the bill that had failed to protect parts of
Labyrinth Canyon and Muddy Creek. Following a deal between Senator Dick Durbin and Senator
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filing friend of the court briefs in support of SUWA's appeal, arguing that punishing SUWA for bringing the suit sets a dangerous precedent for the ability of Utahns to challenge local government.
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SUWA played a key role in the passage of the Emery County Public Land
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on private lands purchased by the company. This announcement came as part of a signing ceremony for the project attended by
Secretary of the Interior
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