Trump shrinks Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah
✓President Trump on Monday signed executive orders shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
“We’re actually giving more than we did the first time back to the people of Utah,” Trump said in an Oval Office signing.
The size of these national monuments has ping ponged back and forth between Republican and Democratic administrations. The last time Trump was president, he shrunk Bears Ears by about 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante by nearly half.
Then-President Biden restored the monuments to their previous sizes.
Grand Staircase, designated by then-President Clinton, is known for its colorful rock formations and has been the site of recent dinosaur discoveries. Visitors can hike, camp, canyoneer and off-road in the area.
Bears Ears, designated by then-President Obama, is known for rock art, ancestral pueblo native homes, rock climbing areas and more. Visitors can also backpack and river raft.
The state of Utah opposed Biden’s move to restore the monuments, arguing in 2022 that it would hurt its economic development, including by blocking mining.
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President Trump on Monday signed executive orders shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah. “We’re actually giving more than…
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President Trump on Monday signed executive orders shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
“We’re actually giving more than we did the first time back to the people of Utah,” Trump said in an Oval Office signing.
The size of these national monuments has ping ponged back and forth between Republican and Democratic administrations. The last time Trump was president, he shrunk Bears Ears by about 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante by nearly half.
Then-President Biden restored the monuments to their previous sizes.
Grand Staircase, designated by then-President Clinton, is known for its colorful rock formations and has been the site of recent dinosaur discoveries. Visitors can hike, camp, canyoneer and off-road in the area.
Bears Ears, designated by then-President Obama, is known for rock art, ancestral pueblo native homes, rock climbing areas and more. Visitors can also backpack and river raft.
The state of Utah opposed Biden’s move to restore the monuments, arguing in 2022 that it would hurt its economic development, including by blocking mining.
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President Trump on Monday signed executive orders shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
“We’re actually giving more than we did the first time back to the people of Utah,” Trump said in an Oval Office signing.
The size of these national monuments has ping ponged back and forth between Republican and Democratic administrations. The last time Trump was president, he shrunk Bears Ears by about 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante by nearly half.
Then-President Biden restored the monuments to their previous sizes.
Grand Staircase, designated by then-President Clinton, is known for its colorful rock formations and has been the site of recent dinosaur discoveries. Visitors can hike, camp, canyoneer and off-road in the area.
Bears Ears, designated by then-President Obama, is known for rock art, ancestral pueblo native homes, rock climbing areas and more. Visitors can also backpack and river raft.
The state of Utah opposed Biden’s move to restore the monuments, arguing in 2022 that it would hurt its economic development, including by blocking mining.
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- President Trump on Monday signed executive orders shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
- “We’re actually giving more than…