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Articles: Legal Update
“It’s not closed, just walk!” We hear this all the time from anti-access advocates when our trails get closed. When we point out the discriminatory nature of their stance, usually the next claim goes something along the lines of “but the BLM allows for wheelchair...
Over the past year, while we challenged restrictive travel plans and national monuments in court, another equally important battle was unfolding behind the scenes, one fought not on trails or in courtrooms, but in the complex world of federal rulemaking. For the...
For far too long presidents have been abusing the Antiquities Act to bypass congress and lock up millions of acres of public land. Below we review BlueRibbon Coalition’s efforts to stop the abuse & how national monument designations adversely affect recreation.
This past year has been nothing short of transformational for the movement to expand responsible access across America’s public lands. Nowhere is that momentum clearer than our community’s fight to open trails for Class 1 e-bikes. BlueRibbon Coalition and its...
In the final hours of the outgoing administration, the BLM approved the Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge Travel Management Plan which closed 612 miles of motorized routes that hold deep ties to generations of outdoor recreationists. In April of 2025, BlueRibbon Coalition filed suit to challenge the closures.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to either rescind or revise the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Throughout its 25 years of existence, BlueRibbon Coalition has fought...
BlueRibbon Coalition highlights 12 major legal initiatives and actions we have taken in the last 12 months. Our legal program is only possible due to our individual members and donors. Please consider a tax-deductible donation today. Day 1: Our Lawsuit to Save the San Rafael Swell.
After BRC’s years-long challenge of the 2023 Moab trail closures, the BLM has released a proposal to reopen trails. We need everyone to sign this action alert & share it! It’s taken us years to get here, so, let’s not miss this critical opportunity to Save Moab.
AUSTIN - Today, BlueRibbon Coalition joined a lawsuit filed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation to challenge the constitutionality of the Biden administration’s creation of the 624,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument in January. This lame duck land grab by the...
SALT LAKE CITY - Today, BlueRibbon Coalition, Sage Riders Motorcycle Club, and Paul Wells filed a complaint in federal court to challenge the closure of 665 miles of popular trails in the San Rafael Swell. These closures were finalized by the Bureau of Land Management...