The reduction of protected areas in Utah's national monuments by Trump's administration threatens environmental conservation and indigenous cultural heritage.

Patagonia sues Trump over reducing protected areas of Utah national monuments https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/trump-patagonia-lawsuit-utah-national-monuments #Utah #NationalParks #DonaldTrump #Environment #UsNews

The Guardian: Patagonia sues Trump over slashing of protected areas in Utah https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/trump-patagonia-lawsuit-utah-national-monuments #patagonia #bearsears #nationalparks #law #fascism #uspol

Patagonia sues DT over slashing of protected areas in Utah "Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and gear company, has joined a lawsuit challenging DT’s decision to significantly reduce the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, removing protections from nearly 3m acres. In July, the president approved the reduction of the sites by 90%, clearing the way to open the land to oil and gas companies [surprise surprise..]. He argued in his proclamations that doing so would allow lands to be “put to a higher-priority use” and that they contained critical minerals important to “resource independence …[and] national security” [aka; weapons manufacture and AI data-centres]. DT previously targeted the monuments, which are sacred to tribes, in his first term. Joe Biden ultimately overturned it." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/trump-patagonia-lawsuit-utah-national-monuments #Environment #DTRegime #ClimateChange #News #USPol #NoKings #HumanRights #Activism