Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

A majority of Utah residents opposed shrinking Bears Ears National Monument before President Donald Trump reduced its size by 90 percent through executive orders. Trump and Utah’s political leaders claimed the cuts aligned with public interest, but polls showed most Utahns supported preserving the monument. Protests and legal challenges followed, with surveys indicating 61 percent of Utahns supported maintaining Bears Ears as a national monument.

President Donald Trump reduced the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments to 302,600 acres, cutting them to less than a quarter of their size after previous reductions in 2017. The executive orders aim to open public lands to extraction, disbanding an inter-tribal working group and facing criticism from tribal officials and experts who argue the move prioritizes mining and drilling over preservation and co-stewardship.

President Trump signed executive orders to significantly reduce the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by approximately 3 million acres, marking the second time he has shrunk these areas. Utah's Republican leaders supported the move, while conservation groups and tribes opposed it, citing cultural and environmental concerns.

President Donald Trump's executive orders reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments from over three million acres to 302,600 acres, a move supported by grazing, mining, and drilling interests seeking extraction. The action sparked opposition from tribes and public lands advocates.

President Donald Trump signed an order reducing the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Bears Ears National Monument by over 90%, decreasing their combined land area from more than three million acres to just over 300,000 acres.

President Donald Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by about 90% each, using the Antiquities Act to undo protections established by previous presidents. The move faces opposition from Native American tribes and environmental concerns, while Utah officials and Republicans support the reduction for resource development. Trump's action aligns with broader efforts to reshape public land management in Western states.

President Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by about 90% each under the Antiquities Act, reversing protections established by previous presidents. The move, supported by Utah officials, aims to open land for development but faces opposition from tribal leaders who view the areas as sacred cultural sites.

President Donald Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by about 90% each, citing a desire to return land control to the state. The move, under the Antiquities Act, faced criticism from tribal leaders who consider the areas sacred and accuse federal officials of bypassing consultation processes. Utah officials support the reduction to enable resource development.

President Donald Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by about 90% each, using the Antiquities Act. The move reverses protections under previous leaders, faces opposition from tribal groups, and aligns with state officials' push for development. Tribal leaders criticized the action for bypassing consultation.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah has faced repeated attempts to reduce its protections and management plan, but the latest congressional effort to overturn it has stalled. The monument, located in southern Utah's red rock region, remains protected despite years of targeting for downsizing.