Trump Renews Monument Wars, Putting some Nevadans on High Alert

Trump Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante

Trump renews monument wars, putting some Nevadans on high alert

Trump reduced Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante by millions of acres, worrying some about Nevada’s Avi Kwa Ame, Basin and Range, Gold Butte and Tule Springs.

Trump cuts Bears Ears and Grand Staircase monuments again — now by more than 90%

For the second time, Trump has cut Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments — this round by more than 90%. Tribal nations condemned the reductions and the end of Bears Ears' co-management commission; conservation groups vow a court fight.

‘Connection to this place cannot be erased’: Native American leaders gear up for a legal battle after Trump revokes protections for Bear Ears Monument

President Donald Trump has revoked protections for Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument and ordered the termination of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Commission. It has set the stage for a renewed legal battle over one of the Native tribes’ most sacred landscapes. This significant shift in public land policy marks a dramatic change for the region. It also severely reduces protections put in place to safeguard these historic and culturally significan…

Here’s why tribes say Trump’s Bears Ears order changed more than the map

Bears Ears isn’t just public land for Davina Smith-Idjesa. The Bears Ears buttes inside Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Photo by Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune The area has long been the sacred ancestral homeland for her tribe and others. “When I talk about Bears Ears, I’m not talking about a place I occasionally visit,” said Smith-Idjesa, a member of the Navajo Nation and co-chair of the Bears Ears …