Trump Shrinks Utah Monuments
President Trump cuts the size of two Utah monuments, alarming tribes and conservationists.
July 13, 2026 · Updated Jul 13, 8:39pm ET
The GuardianTrump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes
Associated PressTrump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management
Epoch TimesTrump Signs Proclamations Reducing Utah National Monument Lands by 3 Million Acres
ABC NewsWhat to know about Trump's order shrinking the size of 2 national monuments in Utah
Washington TimesTrump slashes 3 million acres from Utah monuments
PJ MediaHow Dare Trump Put Utah Communities Ahead of Washington’s Land Rules
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What happened
On July 13, President Donald Trump signed proclamations reducing Bears Ears
Bears Ears National Monumentnational monument in San Juan County, Utah, United States and Grand Staircase-Escalante
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monumentnational monument in Kane and Garfield counties in Utah, United States national monuments in Utah by about 3 million acres combined. The action revisits cuts from Trump's first term and reverses Biden-era restorations that had reinstated broader federal protections for both sites. The monuments include ancient cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and canyons in southern Utah, and Bears Ears is sacred to many Native Americans. Utah officials and Republican lawmakers have sought smaller boundaries to shift land-management authority and expand access to coal and uranium deposits.
