The Latest Breaking News from Bears Ears

Patagonia Sues Trump Administration Again Over Largest Public Lands Cut in American History

Patagonia sues Trump administration over a 91% Bears Ears cut, igniting a fierce battle over Tribal sovereignty, mining and presidential power.

International Business Times UK · Sep 3

Mining Claims Have Already Been Filed For Two Monuments Drastically Reduced By Trump Administration

At least nine mining claims have been filed for previously closed sections of Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments after the Trump Administration reduced them by over 90% just a month ago.

RideApart · Aug 18

The US has acknowledged Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as sacred for over a century, but keeps stripping away protections

President Donald Trump signed proclamations on July 13, 2026, cutting the size of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 90% – meaning nearly 3 million acres will lose monument status and revert to ordinary public lands management in September. The Antiquities Act of 1906 requires presidents…

The Conversation · Jul 23

What to know about Trump's order shrinking the size of two national monuments in Utah

US President Trump reduced Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. These actions reversed prior proclamations made by President Biden. The Antiquities Act allows presidents to create and reshape protected federal lands. Previous presidents have also diminished national monument boundaries over time. This ongoing debate highlights public land management…

The Economic Times · Jul 14

Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah will lose ‘close to a million and a half acres each’ and open land to developers and oil industry

The Guardian - US · Jul 13

Trump again shrinks two national monuments reducing their size by another million acres each

This move directly challenges proclamations by his predecessors

The Independent UK · Jul 13

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

President Donald Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah

The Independent UK · Jul 13

Trump gets the OK to end protections for national monuments, from the Statue of Liberty to the Grand Canyon

President has taken steps to shrink monuments in the past, including Utah’s Bears Ears

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

BLM Set to Close Countless Off-Road Trails, Gives Shady Politicians What They Want

After years of Washington infighting, fights between Presidents, state authorities, tribal councils, and more, the BLM has put forward a draft of its management plan for Bears Ears National Monument.

RideApart · Oct 4, 2024

Court dismisses challenge to Biden's restoration of Utah monuments shrunk by Trump

A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the state of Utah challenging President Joe Biden’s restoration of two sprawling national monuments that were downsized by former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023