President Trump reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah to permit resource development activities.

Donald Trump signed orders on Monday that slashed the ‌size of two national monuments in southern Utah by more than 90% to allow for grazing, motorized recreation, logging and other resource development in the region. The proclamations ⁠reduced the Bears Ears National Monument to 121,100 acres from 1.36 million acres, and cut the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to 181,500 acres from 1.87 million acres. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-slashes-size-two-utah-national-monuments-2026-07-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a5573d2febf9e00018e6c06&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump reduces the size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-reduces-the-size-of-2-national-monuments-in-utah-as-republicans-reshape-land-management?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Politics @politics-PBSNewsHour