The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to review and potentially redraw the boundaries of national monuments established by previous presidents in an effort to expand U.S. energy production. The Interior Secretary has ordered a review of these monuments, raising concerns among conservation groups about potential reductions or eliminations of protected sites.
The review includes monuments such as Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah, which hold valuable natural resources like coal and uranium. President Trump had previously reduced the size of these monuments, citing concerns of overreach.
