‘Devastating’: Biden Ignores Lawmakers’ Pleas, Orders Massive Expansion Of Utah MonumentsThomas Catenacci
Energy & Environment Reporter
October 08, 2021 8:34 AM ET
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President Joe Biden will order the Department of the Interior Friday to vastly expand two Utah monuments which the Trump administration reduced in size.
“This living landscape must be protected so that all Americans have the profound opportunity to learn and cherish our history,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in a statement Thursday.
However, Utah’s entire congressional delegation and state lawmakers slammed Biden’s action, arguing it would harm the local industry and population.
President Joe Biden will order the Department of the Interior Friday to vastly expand two Utah monuments which the Trump administration reduced in size.
The president will restore protections for both the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments located in Utah, the White House announced. Biden’s order will re-expand the monuments from their reduced size of slightly more than 1 million acres to 3.2 million acres.
Bears Ears, established by former President Barack Obama, is known for its archaeological sites and deep ties to the Native American tribes that previously inhabited the land. Former President Bill Clinton set Grand Staircase-Escalante aside as a national monument in 1996 due to its natural and historical significance.
“This living landscape must be protected so that all Americans have the profound opportunity to learn and cherish our history,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in a statement Thursday.
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