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Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department to prevent a highway from being built through Red Cliffs National Conservation
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and President Joe Biden must not allow the Northern Corridor Highway (NCH) to cut across Red Cliffs National Conservation Area (NCA) in southwestern Utah.
Let’s make one thing clear: the NCH is not “essential,” as Washington County officials have declared. The county’s population is growing, and traffic congestion is indeed a problem, but there are much better ways to alleviate it than building a four-lane highway through a beloved and federally protected NCA.
Red Cliffs Desert Reserve was established in 1996 to protect the threatened Mojave Desert Tortoise, as well as for the area’s Native American cultural heritage, beautiful red rock scenery, and recreation opportunities. The Reserve (75% of which was enhanced by Congress in 2009 to become an NCA) is a major quality of life perk for St. George and other gateway communities, plus a prime tourism draw. Washington County administers the Reserve in coordination with federal and state agencie