Grand Staircase-Escalante

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.

Donald Trump approved reducing the size of two Utah national monuments, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, by nearly 1.5 million acres each. The move opens land to developers and the oil and gas industry, undoing protections established by previous presidents. The monuments are held sacred by many Native Americans.

President Trump reduced protections on nearly 3 million acres in Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments, affecting over 90% of each area. This action surpasses his 2017 reductions, which were later partially reversed by the Biden administration.

President Donald Trump announced plans to reduce the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, revisiting actions from his first term reversed by President Joe Biden. The move involves the Antiquities Act, which allows presidents to protect areas of cultural or historic interest, and has sparked debates over public land management.

President Trump signed executive orders reducing the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah. He claimed the action returns more land to the people of Utah.