DESCRIPTION: Scoping Comments on BLM Utah 2026 Third Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment
TO: Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office
FROM: John W. Hiscock, JD; Chandra Rosenthal, Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility; Emily Thompson, Executive Director, The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks; Landon Newell, Staff Attorney, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance; Laura Welp, Ecosystems Specialist, Western Watersheds Project; Kevin Emmerich, Co-Founder, Basin and Range Watch
DATE: April 15, 2026
TAGS: BLM, DOI, NEPA, NPS, OSNHT, Oil & Gas, Old Spanish Trail, Public Lands
