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Trump shrinks Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments for the second time

For more than a century, the 1906 Antiquities Act has given the President extraordinary power over public lands. With a quick stroke of the pen, the President can create a national monument on federal lands to protect historic sites or structures. Since the bill was passed, 18 presidents have created 168 national monuments, but in

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Trump shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments again

Published July 13, 2026 05:12 pm President Trump signed an executive order on July 13 reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by nearly 3 million acres, leaving them at a fraction of their originally designated size. under him newly signed orderTrump reduced Bears Ears National Monument by about 121,000 acres and Grand

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