President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah. The move to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by about 90% unravels protections established by former presidents for areas with unique archaeological and historical features.
  • WideEyedStupid@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Not to be that person, but (in this case) actually… From the article:

    Trump, a Republican, issued proclamations under the Antiquities Act to reduce their size by about 90% each. He took similar actions during his first term, but those were reversed by President Joe Biden, a Democrat.

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    Biden designated or expanded more than a dozen monuments and had a goal to conserve at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.

    Not a big fan of centrists, but credit where it’s due, I suppose. Though you are most certainly right that a lot of damage has been done by the Trump Administration that probably won’t be fixed.