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Trump to Slash Utah's Grand Staircase, Bears Ears Monuments.

7/12/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Monday, July 13 to shrink Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments.
The two monuments span roughly 5,094 square miles and were designated by President Bill Clinton in 1996 and President Barack Obama in 2016.
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance will sue, calling the reduction unlawful, after Rep. Celeste Maloy’s effort to restore the 2020 Trump-era management plan missed a Senate deadline.

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U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Monday, July 13 to shrink Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments.
The two monuments span roughly 5,094 square miles and were designated by President Bill Clinton in 1996 and President Barack Obama in 2016.
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance will sue, calling the reduction unlawful, after Rep. Celeste Maloy’s effort to restore the 2020 Trump-era management plan missed a Senate deadline.