UPDATE: Judge gives green light to helium project near Labyrinth Wilderness (Jan.13, 2121) According to the Deseret News, A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that an exploratory project for helium can proceed in Utah’s Emery County, rejecting claims by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance that federal land managers failed to appropriately weigh its potential impacts. Specifically, Judge Rudolph Contreras said the benefits of the Bowknot Project next to the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness outweigh any potential environmental impacts because of the supply shortage of helium, a critical gas widely used in medical technology such as magnetic resonance imaging as well as computer hard drives, air bags and cleaning rocket fuel tanks. ________________ This story , written by Amy Joi O'Donoghue, a reporter for the Deseret News, corrects erroneous information and mischaracterizations of an earlier report published by The Salt Lake Tribune and written by Brian Maffly and national news outlets rel
It's as if a train were rumbling through spectacular wildlands, destroying everything in its path – a dark vision embraced through time by indigenous spiritual leaders. Aboard the train are rich and influential newcomers who ravage an ancient way of life and the ecosystem every living thing depends on. They not only enjoy the ride, they stoke the engine for profit and tell us it’s a good thing. They call it "progress."