One of our most notable fights to protect motorized access to public lands for disabled Americans was a legal challenge to the closure of a small beach in the King Range National Conservation Area. Back in 1999, BlueRibbon Coalition joined a lawsuit pertaining to the...
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Articles: Nick Pucci
The Unraveling of Chevron Deference
12 Days of Legal Updates - Day 1 - 2024 During the summer of 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States released their decision for the case Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned a legal precedent referred to as Chevron Deference. Prior to this...
Meet Our New Staff Attorney
We’re thrilled to announce that Bella Eldridge has joined our team as a full-time Staff Attorney! Bella brings a unique blend of passion for outdoor recreation and legal expertise to our mission of protecting public lands for recreational access. Growing up in central...
Breaking News! Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference
Message from our Vice President Shannon Welch: Today marks a historic moment for public land access: the Supreme Court has overturned Chevron Deference. This monumental decision could reshape the landscape of public land management and significantly impact our access...
RELEASE – Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in Favor of BlueRibbon Coalition to Protect Filming on Public Lands
POCATALLO, ID – JUNE 25, 2024 –BlueRibbon Coalition, a leading advocate for public access to outdoor recreation on public lands, recently secured a preliminary injunction, stopping the Federal Government from enforcing its “commercial filming” permit-and-fee scheme...
The Biggest Threat to Glen Canyon Dam (spoiler alert: it isn’t wear and tear on the plumbing)
Glen Canyon Dam has been in the news this last week, and these news stories identify a threat to Glen Canyon Dam that needs to be addressed. EE News, a policy-focused publication that targets the DC Beltway, broke the story. They used the headline, “Reclamation slows...
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Breaks Visitation Record in 2023
Lake Powell in the winter is a different experience than it is during the hustle and bustle of the summer. While the picture above was taken during the month of December of last year, don’t let the vacant lake deceive you. Today we received the latest visitation data...
BREAKING NEWS: BRC Supports Withdrawal of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule that Would Privatize Public Land
POCATELLO, ID - Today the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it would be withdrawing the proposed rule to adopt listing standards for Natural Asset Companies (NACs). The proposed rule was originally filed on September 27, 2023. BlueRibbon...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 2 – Next Steps for Moab
On December 22, we joined with Colorado Off-road Trail Defenders and Texas Public Policy Institute to take our challenge to the federal government’s arbitrary and illegal closure of over 300 miles of trails near Moab, UT, to federal district court for the...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 3 San Rafael Swell Travel Planning – Looking Ahead
The recent decision to close hundreds of miles of some of the best off-road trails on the planet near Moab was part of a larger ongoing project that will affect many more trails. In 2017 the Department of Interior, wilderness groups, and pro-access groups including...









