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Dear SaveParleys Friends, Thank You so much for your help this week!!!  We won the first battle in the Senate and now we face a

SB 172 “Protection Area” Revisions sponsored by Senator David Hinkins would allow open pit mines, like this one proposed for Parleys Canyon, wherever a mining claim had been made going back to pioneer days, regardless of whether the property had ever actually been mined or not. It could be in your back yard or one of your favorite natural spots. We’re all NIMBY’s now.

The quarry was approved in August 2022, and a group by the name of SaveParleys is attempting to make the public aware of the potential

The man behind Utah’s efforts to land the Winter Games in 2030 or 2034 said a proposed limestone quarry a few miles east of Salt

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A group is ramping up opposition to a proposed quarry in Parleys Canyon. Public comment is now open on that proposal through

The informal grassroots group, Save Parleys, opposes the air quality plan the Utah Division of Air Quality announced on Saturday that they intend to approve for the

By Jeffrey Langley Jr., Opinion Writer. March 14, 2023 In Salt Lake County last year, thousands of citizens banded together and petitioned against the creation of a mine

Reporter – Any bills you’re considering on vetoing at this point?
Governor Cox – I’ll give you one example, the bill that would have overridden the county on a potential mining operation in the canyons, that was one I would have vetoed.

By Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted – Feb. 24, 2023 at 12:01 p.m HOLLADAY — Salt Lake County residents and state representatives of the region are pushing

The proposed 20-acre limestone quarry in Parleys Canyon has raised concerns among residents and conservation groups over potential health risks and environmental impact. The quarry aims to become a 600-plus-acre project, but there are significant concerns that must be addressed before moving forward.

The bill would apply to the open-pit limestone mine proposed for Parleys Canyon that has been opposed by Salt Lake County.

More than 26,800 Utahns signed a petition last spring opposing a new 635-acre open pit limestone quarry in Parley’s Canyon. But despite that widespread opposition, Rep. Kevin Stratton of Orem is now sponsoring HB 527, which would allow the project to not only bypass Salt Lake County’s land use authority but massively expand the acreage in Parleys Canyon that would similarly be subject to long-term mining activity and the permanent scarring that would result.

Parleys Canyon is Under ThreatA local land developer and a billion-dollar construction company want to develop a large-scale sand and gravel pit in Parleys Canyon.

Just off I-80 in Parley’s Canyon hidden past a gate, a road winds away from the roar of traffic and into the tranquil babble of a canyon creek.