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The Bears Ears buttes, located in Utah. The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah is one of two designations President Barack Obama made at the end of his term, granting protection to land considered to be sacred. Photo by Witold Skrypczak/Getty Images

Politics Jun 13

Scaling back Bears Ears monument pleases GOP, angers Western tribes

By Brady McCombs and Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Bears Ears buttes, located in Utah. The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah is one of two designations President Barack Obama made at the end of his term, granting protection to land considered to be sacred. Photo by Witold Skrypczak/Getty Images

Interior secretary tours Bears Ears, hotly contested monument in Utah

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took an aerial tour Monday of one of America's newest and most hotly contested monuments — one of 27 he's been ordered to review by President Donald Trump to determine if they were properly established.

By Michelle L. Price and Brady McCombs, Associated Press

The Bears Ears buttes, located in Utah. The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah is one of two designations President Barack Obama made at the end of his term, granting protection to land considered to be sacred. Photo by Witold Skrypczak/Getty Images

From Bears Ears to Gold Butte, here are the 27 national monuments being reviewed by the Trump administration

A list released Friday includes 22 monuments on federal land in 11 states and five marine monuments in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

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Politics Jul 18

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Nation Jul 18

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Politics Jul 18

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Politics Jul 18

WATCH: Trump says he was ‘not happy’ with ‘send her back’ chant

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Politics Jul 18

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World Jul 18

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Politics Jul 18

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Epstein denied bail in sex trafficking case

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Politics Jul 18

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World Jul 18

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