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What you can do to defend Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Elizabeth Hutchings July 17, 2026

What Happened With Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante? On July 13th, President Trump signed two executive orders to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by around 90%, and Bears Ears National Monument by 91%. He was joined by Governor Spencer Cox, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, & Utah’s Congressional delegation. President Donald J. Trump signs executive

Four reasons why Mike Lee needs to go

Kathryn Calderon April 23, 2021

We all know that Utah is an incredibly special state. From the majestic red rocks to the striking mountain ranges, the natural beauty and adventure are never in short supply. However, the thing that makes Utah truly wonderful is the people who call this great state home, and the values we embrace. Utah is a

San Juan County paid nearly $500K to Louisiana law firm to lobby for Bears Ears reductions

Mackenzie Heim July 28, 2019

This story originally appeared at sltrib.com. Read it in its entirety here. Two months before President Barack Obama designated Bears Ears National Monument in late 2016, San Juan County hired a New Orleans-based law firm to fight against the designation and later to lobby for the monument’s reduction. The southeastern Utah county paid $485,600 to Davillier Law Group in

My First Time Protesting

Maxton Cline December 13, 2017

I’m not exactly sure what I expected from the protest against Trump’s decision to shrink national monuments. But I have to say, I loved what I saw. Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to attend a protest for the first time with ABU. Although I was fairly aware of the issues regarding Bears Ears

Trump removes protection for swaths of Utah parks

Better Utah December 7, 2017

Source: CelebCafe Patagonia also replaced its usual homepage with a stark message, “The President Stole Your Land”. Conservation groups called it the largest elimination of protected land in American history. For Director of Environmental Activism for Patagonia Hans Cole, Trump’s move not only “could jeopardize public access, but also jeopardize the value inherent in the

SEC. ZINKE CALLS FOR MONUMENT REDUCTIONS

Better Utah August 24, 2017

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 24, 2017 CONTACT: Madison Hayes | Alliance for a Better Utah madison@betterutah.org – – – – – – SEC. ZINKE CALLS FOR MONUMENT REDUCTIONS – – – – – – Salt Lake City, UT – After nearly three months of anticipation, Secretary of the Department of

The Inside Utah Politics Panel weighs in on Bears Ears, national rhetoric & UTA Board

Better Utah June 18, 2017

Source: Good 4 Utah This week Conservative Blogger Holly Richardson and Jeff Swift, LDS Democrats joined Chief Political Correspondent Glen Mills for the Inside Utah Politics Panel. The two weigh in on Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s recommendation to downsize Bears Ears National Monument, the shooting at the republican congressional baseball team’s practice in

Op-ed: Sutherland Institute: Think tank or advertising agency?

Better Utah May 13, 2017

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune The Sutherland Institute, Utah’s self-proclaimed conservative think tank, suggests that it is a fact-based organization and that its positions and messages rise above the political fray. Well, its recent series of videos about Bears Ears suggests otherwise. Sutherland launched an ad campaign attacking the Obama administration and calling for the

Press Release – EXECUTIVE ORDER FAVORS COAL AND CORPORATIONS OVER PEOPLE

Better Utah April 26, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 CONTACT: Madison Hayes | Alliance for a Better Utah | madison@betterutah.org Salt Lake City, UT – In the company of politicians and anti-public lands advocates, President Trump signed an executive order instructing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review national monument designations former presidents have made within the

Utah delegates applaud Trump national monuments order