President Trump drastically shrinks Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments

President Trump drastically shrinks Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments

Trump cuts nearly 3 million acres out of the two monuments in southern Utah.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A vehicle drives along Utah Scenic Byway 12 in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument near Escalante on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

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