Facebook Twitter Pinterest A man walks over a natural bridge at Butler Wash in Bears Ears near Blanding, Utah. “This law requires that only the smallest necessary area be set aside for special protection as national monuments. In April, promising to “end another egregious use of government power”, Trump ordered a review of national monuments declared since the 1990s. Obama frequently wielded this power amid Republican howls about executive overreach, creating or expanding 34 national monuments, including Bears Ears last December. “‎Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante have been driving a vibrant outdoor economy for years.

Source: The Guardian December 04, 2017 19:51 UTC