Bears Ears National Monument

WATCH: Trump scales back Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments

By Ryan Connelly Holmes

President Donald Trump is expected to speak around 2:40 p.m. ET. Watch live here.

Utah senator: Trump shrinking 2 national monuments in Utah

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is shrinking two national monuments in Utah, accepting the recommendation of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reverse protections established by two Democratic presidents, a Republican senator said Friday.

Utah lawsuits to test president’s power to shrink monuments

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Native American tribes and environmental groups preparing for a legal battle to stop President Donald Trump from dismantling Utah's new national monument face a tougher challenge than anticipated.

Proposed downsizing of Bears Ears National Monument draws mixed reactions

By Brady McCombs, Associated Press

"It sets a precedent for the review of all the monuments," said Beth Casoni, executive director of the Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association Inc.

Scaling back Bears Ears monument pleases GOP, angers Western tribes

By Brady McCombs and Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he's committed to make sure Native American culture is preserved on the Bears Ears site. But several tribal leaders balked at that characterization, saying they consider the idea to be an attempt to temper their…

Interior secretary recommends scaling back Bears Ears, a protected national monument

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says Congress should step in to designate how selected areas of the 1.3 million-acre site are categorized.

Democrats urge Trump to keep protections for national monuments

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Western Democrats are pressuring President Donald Trump not to rescind land protections put in place by President Barack Obama, including Utah's Bears Ears National Monument.

In a victory for Native American tribes, Obama names new monuments in Utah and Nevada

By Brady McCombs, Associated Press

President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West.