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Patagonia sues Trump administration over Bears Ears National Monument
- On Wednesday, Patagonia sued the Trump administration over orders shrinking Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, seeking to reactivate litigation against the July proclamations.
- In July, President Donald Trump signed orders reducing both monuments by more than 90%, claiming the public cannot hunt or fish on the land—a characterization conservation groups dispute.
- The litigation challenges removal of protections from roughly 3 million acres of land, as Patagonia argues the Antiquities Act of 1906 does not permit presidents to shrink monuments created by predecessors.
- Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert called the cuts a 'betrayal of Tribal sovereignty,' noting the company worked with the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition to establish the monument in 2016.
- A 2026 State of the Rockies poll found 91% of Western voters support maintaining existing monument designations, while experts warn the administration's orders could open lands to oil and gas leases within 60 days.
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The Independent (US)Patagonia sues Trump for shrinking beloved Utah national monument
Patagonia was among the groups that sued the first Trump administration to block a similar move
·London, United Kingdom
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Trump Reduced the Size of Two Nature Reserves by a Tenth, Patagonia Challenges the Decision in Court
The American president tried this in his first term, in 2017, but Joe Biden ultimately reversed the decision.
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