President Trump reduces size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments

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01 — Who
Donald Trump
02 — Where
Utah, USA
03 — When
December 2017

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President Donald Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by approximately 90%. The decision reverses protections for areas with unique archaeological and historical features. The move is part of a broader Republican effort to expand oil and gas drilling and logging on federal lands.

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President Donald Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by approximately 90%. The decision reverses protections for areas with unique archaeological and historical features. The move is part of a broader Republican effort to expand oil and gas drilling and logging on federal lands.

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