Nation Jul 14 What to know about Trump shrinking 2 national monuments in Utah By Matthew Brown, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press
Nation Oct 07 Biden to expand 2 Utah national monuments cut by Trump Environmental and tribal groups had sued to reverse the cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. But the reductions were applauded by conservative state leaders who considered the size of both monuments U.S. government overreach. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nation Feb 06 Trump administration moves ahead on shrinking Utah monuments The plans ensure lands previously off-limits to energy development will be open to mining and drilling despite pending lawsuits. … By Brady McCombs, Associated Press
Nation Aug 23 Downsized Utah national monument allows for more oil and gas development The Bureau of Land Management's plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southwestern Utah codifies that the lands cut out of the monument will be open to mineral extraction such as oil, gas and coal as expected. By Brady McCombs, Associated Press
Nation Jul 07 Watch 6:14 Utah restaurateurs fight Trump cuts to national monument In Boulder, Utah the co-owners of the Hell’s Backbone Grill, a restaurant in the shadow of the Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument, are fighting the recent Trump administration decision to remove almost one million acres from the monument. NewsHour Weekend’s… By Mori Rothman, Christopher Booker
Jun 17 Watchdog to investigate whether Interior Department moves on Utah monument were illegal By Brady McCombs, Associated Press The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether the U.S. Interior Department broke the law by making plans to open lands cut from a Utah national monument by President Donald Trump to leasing for oil, gas and coal development, a pair… Continue reading
Dec 06 What happens now that Trump has said he'll scale back Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante? By Hannah Grabenstein The government will have the option to lease land and resources, such as oil and gas, to private companies, and even potentially sell the land to the state or companies. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:30 Trump move to downsize Utah national monuments could reshape land conservation By PBS News Hour President Trump took aim at two different national monuments in Utah, announcing a plan to downsize them in order to rectify what he says were instances of overreach by prior administrations. With the full support of the state's all-Republican congressional… Continue watching
Dec 04 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. Continue reading