Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy introduced House Joint Resolution 151 and Senate Joint Resolution 109 under the Congressional Review Act to undo the current Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan.

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Senator Lee, Rep. Maloy introduce joint resolution to undo Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan - 3.4.26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 4, 2026 Senator Lee, Rep. Maloy introduce joint resolution to undo Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan – 3.4.26 Threatens to bring chaos to a crown...

Today, the elected officials behind 2025’s failed public lands sell-off attempts introduced a joint resolution to undo the National Monument's Management Plan.

This assault on a national monument marks a significant escalation in Congress’ use of the CRA. Read more: suwa.org/senator-lee-...

Controversial highway in southern Utah hits a roadblock Construction activities must stop on the controversial Northern Corridor highway through critical Mojave desert tortoise habitat in southern Utah, a federal judge ordered this week.

www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

A bit of good news in a challenging time. Last night, a federal judge granted a motion by conservation organizations to block ground-disturbing activities associated with construction of the Northern Corridor Highway through the Red Cliffs NCA.
Read more:
suwa.org/federal-cour...

Voices: The strike on Grand Staircase is a strike on my culture and my history “Grand Staircase holds thousands of years of Southern Paiute cultural history,” writes Autumn Gillard in an op-ed.

A truly incredible piece from Autumn Gillard, a member of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition.
www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...

Mike Lee kicks off process to slash Grand Staircase-Escalante monument plan Mike Lee has kicked off a process to slash the monument plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, a 1.9 million-acre protected area at the heart of southern Utah's red rock country.

Utah politicians have been plotting to take down Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument for months. Read the full story here:
www.sltrib.com/news/2026/02...

Senators Attack Management Plan For Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Congressional Republicans have formally begun the process of overturning the management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

The Utah delegation's attack on Grand Staircase-Esacalante has begun. Read more about it in this piece from The National Parks Traveler.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2026/02/sena...

Senator Mike Lee is at it again. He has formally begun the process to fast-track the destruction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah by adding the Government Accountability Office (GAO) opinion to the Congressional Record. Read more in our press release: suwa.org/senator-lee-...

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday (Feb 25) on the nomination of public land sell-off proponent Steve Pearce as Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director.

ACT NOW! suwa.quorum.us/campaign/148...

Congress Attacks Monuments, Starting With Grand Staircase-Escalante | Grand Canyon Trust Is Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument a test case in a new strategy to undo national monument protections across the country?

Still looking to learn more on the Congressional Review Act? Check out these pieces from Grand Canyon Trust and Earthjustice:

www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/congres...

earthjustice.org/article/the-...

The All Pueblo Council of Governors, the collective voice of the 20 Pueblo Nations of New Mexico and Texas, voted on December 4, 2025, to support America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act (ARRWA).

For more info, view our full statement here: suwa.org/all-pueblo-c...

February's Redrock Report is here. This month features:
🎙️Grand Staircase-Escalante Needs Your Voice!
🛠️2026 Stewardship Season Launches!
🚧Coalition Files Lawsuit Over Illegal Highway
💌Meet Canyon Keepers: SUWA’s Monthly Giving Program
🙋‍♀️Join Our Salt Lake City Team!

& more! suwa.org/february-202...

This Backdoor Legislative Tool Could Unravel Public Lands Congress continues effort to erase protections for America’s shared lands and waters

Why the Congressional Review Act could be detrimental to public lands. SUWA Legal Director, Steve Bloch, is quoted in the piece: www.sierraclub.org/sierra/backd...

SUWA is hiring a grassroots organizer!

If you are energized by building community power, organizing under challenging political conditions, and protecting some of the most iconic wild landscapes in the country, we encourage you to apply.

For more information/how to apply, visit suwa.org/careers.

A Utah monument comes under attack—again - Writers On The Range Utah Republican Congresswoman Celeste Maloy is irritated. Her most recent attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument spurred wide and deep...

A great perspective from Stephen Trimble on the Utah delegation's attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante.

Read it now: writersontherange.org/a-utah-monum...

Tribune Editorial: We will have to ask other members of Congress to protect Utah public lands. Ours won’t. "It's up to other members of Congress, the editorial board writes, “to frustrate the latest attempts to destroy the federal lands that drive so much of the state’s economy south of Provo.”

From @sltrib.com editorial board: "So we must implore members of Congress from other states, who may reasonably fear that their national monuments may be next in line...come to our aid and block any move to destroy the national monuments most Utahns wish to preserve." www.sltrib.com/opinion/edit...

A Monumental Mess Almost five years ago, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts invited challenges to the scope of the Antiquities Act, which has been used to set aside public lands for over a century. Plaintiffs wer...

"This January, the Government Accountability Office—acting at the request of Rep. Maloy (R.-UT)...released a report concluding that the BLM's land-use plan for Grand Staircase–Escalante could be treated as a “rule.”"
From @republiclands.bsky.social: www.republic.land/a-monumental...

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Monthly giving is one of the most effective ways to sustain SUWA's long-term work to protect redrock wilderness.

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Opinion | Our view: America the Beautiful “America the Beautiful” was born in Colorado. When Katharine Lee Bates stood atop Pikes Peak in 1893, she gave us words that still define who we are: spacious skies, purple mountain majesties, from se...

More on the Congressional Review Act from The Durango Herald:

www.durangoherald.com/articles/our...

Trump admin’s approval of Northern Corridor sparks new lawsuit Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the federal government over its recent reapproval of the Northern Corridor, continuing a decades-long saga over highway through desert tortoise habitat.

This article from @sltrib.com details the new lawsuit opposing the federal government’s recent approval of the Northern Corridor Highway.

Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

Yesterday, SUWA filed a lawsuit and moved for an emergency injunction in federal district court, alleging that Garfield County in Utah violated federal law when it began making unauthorized “improvements” to the Hole-in-the-Rock Road.

For more info, visit: suwa.org/suwa-files-l...

Today a coalition of six local, Utah-based, and national conservation organizations sued the BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for illegally reapproving the four-lane Northern Corridor Highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near St. George, Utah.

suwa.org/lawsuit-chal...

¡El Monumento Nacional Grand Staircase Escalante está bajo ataque!

ACTÚA AHORA! suwa.quorum.us/campaign/154...

If one of your senators sits on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, your voice has an extra impact! Please urge them to VOTE NO on the Historic Roadways Protection Act.

ACT NOW! suwa.quorum.us/campaign/154...

Congress is hijacking the management of national public land - Gunnison Country Times A seismic shift in federal land management is underway due to Congress using an obscure law in ways it was never intended.

You may have heard us mention the Congressional Review Act (CRA) and the threat it poses to Grand Staircase.

Read more in this piece from Center for Western Priorities on how Congress is using the CRA to hijack public lands management across the US.

www.gunnisontimes.com/stories/cong...

A great piece from @motherjones.com

Read the full piece here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Share with anyone and everyone who cares about public lands! ACT NOW at suwa.org.

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The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Council, the governing body of the Tribe, voted on October 21, 2025, to support America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act (ARRWA).

Read the full statement here: suwa.org/san-juan-sou...

A beloved Utah national monument is under threat from Republicans The monument came under threat during the previous Trump administration

Legal Director, Steve Bloch is quoted in this piece, read it now:
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Will Congress rescind the Grand Staircase-Escalante land-use plan? Utah congresswoman signals effort to return the Utah national monument's management plan to previous version using the Congressional Review Act

“It is something else entirely to leverage this law to try and undo a management plan for something like the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument ... It’s for sure an escalation, and we intend to move heaven and earth to defeat it.” From the Deseret News: www.deseret.com/politics/202...