President Trump signed two proclamations to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by 90%, and Bears Ears National Monument, by 91%. It's the second time in the past decade that two Utah national monuments have had their protections dramatically reduced by the Trump administration. Conservation groups immediately condemned Trump's latest move as unlawful and have vowed to take legal action against it.
Donald Trump signed proclamations reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante will lose close to a million and a half acres each. The land will be made available for "multiple-use, sustained-yield management." The Antiquities Act gives presidents the power to protect sites deemed historic, archaeologically important or culturally significant.
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah have ancient cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic canyons, as well as coal and uranium deposits that state officials want made available for development. President Donald Trump reduced their size by about 90% each under the Antiquities Act. President Joe Biden reversed similar actions during his first term.
Trump signed executive orders on Monday dramatically shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in southern Utah. The orders remove nearly 3 million acres from monument protection and go further than the previous reductions Trump ordered during his first term. Environmentalists and tribal groups condemned the move and said a fresh legal fight is likely.
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in southern Utah were reduced to 302,600 acres by President Donald Trump's executive orders. Tribal officials were not consulted about the decision to reduce the monuments. Navajo Nation member Davina Smith-Idjesa said reading the proclamations was a reminder of genocide and that tribes are expendable.
The Trump administration finalized a rule that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act. It eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging, oil drilling and other activities. Environmentalists warn the move could cause some species to go extinct. Industry representatives and their Republican allies have long argued the 1973 environmental law is wielded too broadly.
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Donald Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by 90%. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments had been designated under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law meant to preserve important sites. Republicans have moved to expand oil and gas drilling, ramp up logging and remove habitat protections for imperiled species.
President Trump signed two proclamations to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by 90%, and Bears Ears National Monument, by 91%. It's the second time in the past decade that two Utah national monuments have had their protections dramatically reduced by the Trump administration. Conservation groups immediately condemned Trump's latest move as unlawful and have vowed to take legal action against it.
Donald Trump signed proclamations reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante will lose close to a million and a half acres each. The land will be made available for "multiple-use, sustained-yield management." The Antiquities Act gives presidents the power to protect sites deemed historic, archaeologically important or culturally significant.
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah have ancient cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic canyons, as well as coal and uranium deposits that state officials want made available for development. President Donald Trump reduced their size by about 90% each under the Antiquities Act. President Joe Biden reversed similar actions during his first term.
Trump signed executive orders on Monday dramatically shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in southern Utah. The orders remove nearly 3 million acres from monument protection and go further than the previous reductions Trump ordered during his first term. Environmentalists and tribal groups condemned the move and said a fresh legal fight is likely.
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in southern Utah were reduced to 302,600 acres by President Donald Trump's executive orders. Tribal officials were not consulted about the decision to reduce the monuments. Navajo Nation member Davina Smith-Idjesa said reading the proclamations was a reminder of genocide and that tribes are expendable.
The Trump administration finalized a rule that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act. It eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging, oil drilling and other activities. Environmentalists warn the move could cause some species to go extinct. Industry representatives and their Republican allies have long argued the 1973 environmental law is wielded too broadly.
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Donald Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by 90%. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments had been designated under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law meant to preserve important sites. Republicans have moved to expand oil and gas drilling, ramp up logging and remove habitat protections for imperiled species.