Trump shrinks Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah
The move opens millions of acres to mining and energy development and triggers new legal fights over presidential authority under the Antiquities Act.
- President Donald Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, impacting public lands sacred to many Native Americans.
- The Trump administration aims to expand drilling and mining on public lands while rolling back conservation protections, supported by congressional Republicans.
- Utah Governor Spencer Cox described it as 'a big day for Utah' during the White House signing ceremony.
- Davina Smith-Idjesa of the Navajo Nation criticized the decision as 'heartbreaking' and stated that federal officials failed to consult with affected tribal nations.
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The Long War on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase
How decades of attacks on Utah’s national monuments culminated in Trump’s latest attempt to erase them. Valley of the Gods. Photo: Erik Molvar. In southern Utah, two crown-jewel landscapes have been the subject of a political tug-of-war spanning the past 25 years. On one end of the rope, Tribes, conservation groups, and the recreating public have sought – and gotten – expanded protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Mo…
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Conservative Daily NewsLand Grab Or Common Sense? What Trump’s Shrinking Of National Monuments Means
President Donald Trump issued two proclamations Monday trimming down the land of two national monuments by more than 90%. The post Land Grab Or Common Sense? What Trump’s Shrinking Of National Monuments Means first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Donald Trump announced on Monday 13 July a decree drastically reducing two protected areas of Utah. Its aim is to allow eventually mining and oil operations. TF1info gives an update on the peculiarities of these two areas, visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists. - United States: what are these two protected areas that Trump wants to open to industrialists? (Environment).
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