Judge taps brakes on drilling in Utah wilderness on eve of federal OK
Construction crews are poised to start work in the newly designated wilderness preserve but a judge will decide whether they can fire up their engines.
(Courtesy photo by Ray Bloxham, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) An energy company hoped to begin drilling for helium starting Wednesday on this site in the newly designated Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness. Environmentalists have gone to court to prevent the Bureau of Land Management from approving the Bowknot helium project, proposed by Twin Bridges Resources.