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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Brown and Savannah Peters

Trump reduces the size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management

Trump National Monuments - (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP)

President Donald Trump on Monday reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections established by former presidents on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans.

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern Utah have ancient cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic canyons, as well as coal and uranium deposits that state officials want made available for development.

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