Protecting Utah’s Wild Lands

Earthjustice successfully challenged an attempt by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the state of Utah to open wilderness-quality lands to development and limit the government's ability to protect them.

• In 2003, the Bush administration entered into a secret settlement resulting from a lawsuit by the state of Utah and other parties, which agreed to permanently cease the protection of millions of acres of potential wilderness.
• Following intervention by conservation groups, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) retained its ability to protect wilderness-quality lands, although these areas can no longer be designated as "wilderness study areas" as they were before the settlement.

APA

Earthjustice (2004). Protecting Utah’s Wild Lands. https://earthjustice.org/case/blm-wilderness-attack

Chicago

Earthjustice. Protecting Utah’s Wild Lands. 2004. https://earthjustice.org/case/blm-wilderness-attack.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Earthjustice |title=Protecting Utah’s Wild Lands |date=18 June 2004 |url=https://earthjustice.org/case/blm-wilderness-attack |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{earthjustice2004protecting, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{Protecting Utah’s Wild Lands}}, institution = {Earthjustice}, year = {2004}, month = jun, url = {https://earthjustice.org/case/blm-wilderness-attack}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }