Before-And-After Maps Show How Trump Is Slashing Utah National Monuments
Summary
President Donald Trump signed orders cutting the size of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, removing nearly 3 million acres from protection. These reductions reverse previous expansions made by President Biden and shrink the monuments to about one-tenth of their original size.Key Facts
- Bears Ears National Monument is reduced from about 1.36 million acres to 121,000 acres.
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is cut from about 1.87 million acres to 182,000 acres.
- These cuts remove nearly 3 million acres of protected public land in southern Utah.
- Trump made similar, but smaller, reductions to these monuments in 2017.
- President Biden restored the monuments to their original size in 2021.
- Bears Ears was originally established by President Obama in 2016 with support from Native American tribes.
- Grand Staircase-Escalante was created by President Clinton in 1996.
- Environmental and tribal groups have condemned the latest cuts and plan to challenge them in court.
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