| Lawmakers reintroduce Utah red-rock wilderness bill |
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| Written by LEE DAVIDSON, Deseret News | |
| Friday, 03 April 2009 | |
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Two Eastern lawmakers on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would put one-sixth of all Utah land into formal wilderness areas — marking the 20th year that environmentalists have pushed similar bills, so far without much success. Read more...
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