Trump reduces size of two national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management
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Trump Slashes Utah National Monument ProtectionsBears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante shrunk by about 90%, reversing decades of federal land preservation efforts.
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- President Trump issued proclamations to reduce the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments by approximately 90% each.
- These areas hold significant Native American cultural sites, archaeological relics, and valuable mineral deposits such as coal and uranium.
- The reductions reversed protections established by Presidents Clinton and Obama under the Antiquities Act.
- While Utah officials and Republicans praised the move for expanding land use, tribal leaders and environmentalists condemned it as a cultural and ecological loss.
They took the land from the people, quite honestly. We’re giving it back.— Donald Trump at a signing event at the White House on Monday, discussing the downsizing of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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