Trump signs orders reducing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by over 90%
President Trump signed proclamations on Monday reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern Utah by approximately 90% each. The action undoes restorations made by President Biden, who had reversed similar reductions Trump made during his first term. The reductions open lands containing coal, uranium and other resources to potential drilling, mining, grazing and motorized recreation.
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7 outlets covered it, splitting into 6 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Axios
Trump cuts nearly 3 million acres from 2 Utah national monuments
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Trump Slashes the Size of Two Utah National Monuments - Newsmax
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Most outlets report the same core facts but split on emphasis: some foreground tribal and cultural loss, others highlight returning land to Utah residents, while Axios stresses the cuts are far more drastic than 2017 and Reuters focuses on new permitted uses.
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“Trump reduces the size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management” · AP News, Axios, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Reuters
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APAP News What to know about Trump's move to shrink the size of 2 national monuments in Utah AAxios Trump cuts nearly 3 million acres from 2 Utah national monuments 60d ago PBSPBS NewsHour Trump reduces the size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management 60d ago HThe Hill Trump shrinks Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah 60d ago RReuters Trump slashes the size of two Utah national monuments 60d ago 8 tracked claims across 7 outlets
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Grand Staircase-Escalante will lose nearly 1.7 of its 1.87 million acres under the new proclamation
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