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President Trump has signed an order to significantly reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah. The Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments will be decreased to approximately one-tenth of their existing size.
Key takeaways
President Trump signed an order reducing two Utah national monuments.
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante will be reduced to about one-tenth of their current size.
Governor Spencer Cox and the Republican congressional delegation from Utah praised the decision.
Environmental groups opposed the reduction.
President Trump has signed an order that dramatically reduces the size of two national monuments located in Utah.
According to reports from Salt Lake City, the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments will be cut to about one-tenth of their current size.
The decision has drawn different reactions from various leaders. Governor Spencer Cox and Utah's Republican congressional delegation praised the order.
In contrast, environmental groups expressed opposition to the reduction in monument size.
