Judge Lets Public Land Be Off-Limits to Vehicles
From Times Wire Reports
A federal judge in Salt Lake City ruled the U.S. Bureau of Land Management can close 250,000 acres of public land near Moab to off-road vehicles, including the popular Factory Butte area.
U.S. District Judge Bruce Jenkins said the BLM had the power to prevent or reduce environmental damage.
Jenkins threw out a lawsuit from the Utah Shared Access Alliance, which said the BLM acted in 2001 without taking public comment or holding hearings.
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