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POLITICSJul 13 · 23:45 UTCGUARDIAN USCoral Murphy Marcos and agencies

Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes

Donald Trump approved reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by nearly 1.5 million acres each, opening the land to developers and the oil industry. The action reverses protections established by former presidents and affects areas sacred to Native Americans.

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Donald TrumppersonBears EarsplaceGrand Staircase-EscalanteplaceUtahplaceNative Americanstopicoil and gas industrytopiccorporate developerstopicnational monumentstopic
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