Earliest last year, President Trump had ordered Bears Ears National Monument & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments to be significantly reduced in size. Bears Ears was first established by President Obama; Grand Staircase-Escalante was expanded in size by President Clinton.
These National Monuments are public land that belong to every American citizen to explore and enjoy.
Under Trump's order, these two lands were reduced by 85% and ~50% in size, respectively. For Bears Ears, that was a reduction from 1,351,849 acres to 201,876 acres. For Grand Staircase-Escalante, that was a reduction from 1,880,461 acres to 1,006,341 acres.
These lands will be opened up to gas, uranium and oil prospecting.
Various Native American tribal groups are suing the federal government over these actions, as these lands contain a wealth of not only natural beauty but also Native American artifacts and artwork. The lands also contain dinosaur bones and protected wildlife & plants.
Here's a GIF showing Before & After the size reductions:
Some pictures:
See more pictures of both National Monuments in this older thread: https://www.resetera.com/threads/le...staircase-escalante-national-monuments.10429/
As of today, the Trump Administration has drafted plans to sell off the formerly public lands to mining & drilling companies:
Details about the plans in full article here: https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/08/15/feds-release-management/
These National Monuments are public land that belong to every American citizen to explore and enjoy.
Under Trump's order, these two lands were reduced by 85% and ~50% in size, respectively. For Bears Ears, that was a reduction from 1,351,849 acres to 201,876 acres. For Grand Staircase-Escalante, that was a reduction from 1,880,461 acres to 1,006,341 acres.
These lands will be opened up to gas, uranium and oil prospecting.
Various Native American tribal groups are suing the federal government over these actions, as these lands contain a wealth of not only natural beauty but also Native American artifacts and artwork. The lands also contain dinosaur bones and protected wildlife & plants.
Here's a GIF showing Before & After the size reductions:
Some pictures:
See more pictures of both National Monuments in this older thread: https://www.resetera.com/threads/le...staircase-escalante-national-monuments.10429/
As of today, the Trump Administration has drafted plans to sell off the formerly public lands to mining & drilling companies:
Details about the plans in full article here: https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/08/15/feds-release-management/
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