Utah Plans Fail to Protect Fragile Land and History

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By Tashia Tucker on October 16, 2008 - 3:00am

The Wilderness Society agrees with Former Bureau of Land Management Chief Jim Baca that a series of six resource management plans for Utah wild lands fall severely short. The plans would open up a whopping 80 percent of these lands to oil and gas development. Drilling, along with off-road vehicle abuse, would pose serious threats to the land and cultural resources.

Patty Henetz of the Salt Lake Tribune discusses.

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