Trump Dramatically Shrinks Two National Monuments

President Trump announced the reduction of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, cutting about 1.5 million acres from each. This move seeks to open land for uranium mining and oil drilling. Environmental organizations and Native American tribes are preparing legal action against the Trump administration. These groups previously sued during Trump's first term, leading Joe Biden to reverse the reductions before the current decision to scale back the protected areas again.