As expected, Trump's visit to Utah meant that the size of two national monuments will be shrinking by thousands of acres. Trump, by signing two presidential proclamations on Monday, shrunk the size of Bears Ears National Monument by more than 80% and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by roughly 45%, fundamentally...
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Utah Diné Bikéyah Fighting to Protect Bears Ears Landscape
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2017 Grassroots Native American people in Utah and beyond are deeply disappointed and aggrieved that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appears to have recommended reducing Bears Ears National Monument in his final report to President Trump regarding the National Monuments “review. Utah Diné Bikéyah Board Chairman...