Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management
President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah.
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President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah.

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28 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
89/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
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President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah.
This move directly challenges proclamations by his predecessors
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Revisiting actions from his first term that were reversed, President Donald Trump announced Monday that…
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...
President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
President Trump signed two proclamations shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante by roughly 90 percent each.
Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.
President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Monday shrinking the size of two national monuments in Utah, reigniting a fight that has spanned the last three decades. The orde...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
President 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 American...
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President Trump is decimating both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments. Why it matters: Monday's orders reduce protections on nearly 3 million acres in southern Utah...
The move to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments unravels protections established by former presidents for areas with unique archaeological and historical feat...
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Jul 13, 10:00 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Jul 13, 10:28 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.
Jul 13, 10:38 PM: Axios joined the source map.
Jul 13, 10:41 PM: The Hill joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 89/99 and story health is stable · 28 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.