Dec 28, 2024 | Fill Lake Powell, Legal Update
Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and the areas surrounding Page, Arizona will likely continue to require focused attention from our team. Like Moab, this area regularly draws the attention of those who want to limit access to this area. There has...
Dec 20, 2024 | Legal Update
We weren’t planning on covering the EXPLORE Act in the 12 Days of Legal Updates series, because it wasn’t clear if it would survive the lame duck session of Congress. This is a substantial piece of legislation that passed the House of Representatives unanimously...
Dec 17, 2024 | Action Alert, Fundraiser, Legal Update
The last several years we have seen a concerted effort to restrict access to our public lands. As a result, we are in some pretty big fights that attract a lot of attention. We are in court to challenge the abuse of the Antiquities Act. Our lawsuit to reopen the...
Dec 15, 2024 | Legal Update, Operation Accessible
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...
Dec 10, 2024 | Fundraiser, Idaho, Legal Update, Uncategorized, Utah
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...
Jun 29, 2024 | Legal Update, Press Release
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...