The Latest Breaking News from Grand Staircase

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

Trump Slashes Bears Ears, Grand Staircase by 90% to Open 3M Acres for Mining

President Trump reduces Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments by over 90%, sparking legal challenges from tribal nations and conservation groups.

International Business Times UK · Jul 14

Commentary: Biden saved what Trump dismantled in Utah. But what will ‘save’ mean?

On Oct. 8, President Joe Biden righted two of the previous president’s many wrongs. In a pair of precise and eloquent proclamations, Biden restored the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante — the Utah national monuments that Donald Trump had eviscerated four years earlier.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 18, 2022