Trump again shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

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By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate NewsJul 19, 2026, 9:00 am126 ptsTrending
Monday morning, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments stretched across over 3 million acres of public lands in southern Utah, protecting some of the country’s most remote landscapes and scores of archaeological sites sacred to local tribes. By that evening, President Donald Trump had cut…

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