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Public lands advocates
Coverage of Public lands advocates in the Nexus archive.
- Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More
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.