Trump Reduces Size of Two Utah National Monuments
The size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments has been significantly reduced. This change affects protections for a large area of public land in Utah. (sources: insideclimatenews, foxnews, axios)
Trump signed an executive order that reduces the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments by over 90%, cutting nearly 3 million acres of protected land.
- The executive order reduces the total area of the two monuments from over 3 million acres to approximately 300,000 acres.
- The reduction affects numerous archaeological sites that are significant to local tribes.
- The change removes drilling protections for the affected lands.
Why it matters
The reduction in size and protections of these national monuments has implications for land use and conservation efforts in the region.
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This story is about Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More. This bill would push Interior to expedite priority mining projects on federal lands.
If passed, it would:
- push Interior to expedite priority mining projects on federal lands • direct Interior to suspend, revise, or rescind actions seen as burdens on mining projects.
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This story is about Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More. This bill would designate listed southern Utah areas as wilderness, including Grand Staircase-Escalante units.
If passed, it would
- designate listed southern Utah areas as wilderness, including Grand Staircase-Escalante units • lock in stronger limits on new development than a monument proclamation alone.
This story is about Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More. This bill would direct Interior land agencies to establish Tribal co-management plans.
If passed, it would
- direct Interior land agencies to establish Tribal co-management plans • expand formal agreements with Tribes for federal land management work.
This story is about Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More. This bill would reserve monument creation or expansion authority to Congress.
If passed, it would
- reserve monument creation or expansion authority to Congress • make future monument protection depend on legislation rather than proclamation.
This story is about Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More. This bill would make new monument designations expire after a short period unless Congress acts.
If passed, it would
- make new monument designations expire after a short period unless Congress acts • bar the same lands from being redesignated for 25 years if Congress does not extend them.
This story is about Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More. This bill would lower royalty rates, bids, rentals, and fees for onshore oil and gas leasing on federal land.
If passed, it would
- lower royalty rates, bids, rentals, and fees for onshore oil and gas leasing on federal land • expand noncompetitive leasing in some circumstances.