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July 16, 2026
What to know about Trump’s order shrinking the size of 2 national monuments in Utah
By MATTHEW BROWN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Associated Press
A hiker watches a waterfall at Lower Calf Creek Falls at Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
SALT LAKE CITY — Revisiting actions from his first term that were reversed, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will scale back the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
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