What to Know About the Executive Order Shrinking 2 National Monuments in Utah
Trump said the reductions would open more land for mining and return management of the monuments to Utah officials.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced he will scale back Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, framing the move as giving back land to the people during a White House signing event.
- Trump reduced both monuments during his first term, but President Joe Biden restored their size as his first Antiquities Act action, creating a cycle of reversals that made monuments a flashpoint over public lands management.
- The sprawling Utah monuments contain stunning natural features and sites sacred to Native American tribes, with Bears Ears jointly managed by tribal nations and federal agencies; proponents of reductions argue protective boundaries hinder mining for essential minerals.
- Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, praised the order, saying "The question has never been whether to protect them, but how to protect them best," while Davina Smith-Idjesa, a Navajo Nation citizen and co-chair of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, rejected it.
- Monument reductions have historical precedent; Dwight Eisenhower diminished six monuments including Arches in Utah, Great Sand Dunes in Colorado and Glacier Bay in Alaska, which later became national parks, though environmental groups dispute whether presidents can legally shrink monuments under the 1906 Antiquities Act.
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President Trump reduces Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante once again
KANE COUNTY — President Donald Trump on Monday signed proclamations dramatically reducing the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments, reviving one of Utah’s longest-running public lands debates and setting the stage for another round of expected court challenges.For Kane County, the decision carries particular significance. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument encompasses much of southern Kane County and…
Navajo Nation Council 'strongly opposed' to Trump reducing 2 national monuments
The Navajo Nation Council expressed "strong opposition" to President Donald Trump’s decision to significantly reduce the boundaries of two national monuments of cultural significance. The post Navajo Nation Council ‘strongly opposed’ to Trump reducing 2 national monuments appeared first on KOB.com.
What’s left of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante after Trump slashed the monuments’ boundaries? See the new maps.
President Donald Trump shrank the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments on Monday for the second time. This time, though, he cut them much more aggressively. A sign welcomes visitors to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument near Tropic on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Photo by Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune Grand Staircase-Escalante will be reduced from 1.87 million acres to just over 181,500 acres, while Bears…
Trump’s shrinking of Utah monuments leave state’s lawsuit against federal government in limbo. Here’s why.
“Utah has fought hard to enforce Antiquities Act limits on monument size, and we will continue fighting to ensure the law is applied faithfully,” the Utah attorney general said.
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White House President Donald J. Trump signed Proclamations modifying two Utah national monuments, the Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. One Proclamation reduces the size of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from approximately 1.87 million acres to approximately 181,500 acres; and another reduces, the size of the Bears Ears National Monument from approximately 1.36 million acres to approxi…
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