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The #KennedyCenter may have been partially demolished per a sworn statement made by a legal observer. She witnessed a forklift repeatedly crashing into the pillars of the Kennedy Center today. Destroying an icon Washington center for #music and the #arts. #nationalmonuments #history #JFK #democracy #trump #washingtonDC SEE Also USDistrict Court DC has been alerted to Trump plan in progress to #demolish #KennedyCenter https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.85.0.pdf also photo of demolition plan https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100422728440217733

The #KennedyCenter may have been partially demolished per a sworn statement made by a legal observer. She witnessed a forklift repeatedly crashing into the pillars of the Kennedy Center today. Destroying an icon Washington center for #music and the #arts. #nationalmonuments #history #JFK #democracy #trump #washingtonDC SEE Also USDistrict Court DC has been alerted to Trump plan in progress to #demolish #KennedyCenter https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.85.0.pdf also photo of demolition plan https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100422728440217733

The #KennedyCenter may have been partially demolished per a sworn statement made by a legal observer. She witnessed a forklift repeatedly crashing into the pillars of the Kennedy Center today. Destroying an icon Washington center for #music and the #arts. #nationalmonuments #history #JFK #democracy #trump #washingtonDC SEE Also USDistrict Court DC has been alerted to Trump plan in progress to #demolish #KennedyCenter https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.85.0.pdf also photo of demolition plan https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100422728440217733

The #KennedyCenter may have been partially demolished per a sworn statement made by a legal observer. She witnessed a forklift repeatedly crashing into the pillars of the Kennedy Center today. Destroying an icon Washington center for #music and the #arts. #nationalmonuments #history #JFK #democracy #trump #washingtonDC SEE Also USDistrict Court DC has been alerted to Trump plan in progress to #demolish #KennedyCenter https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.85.0.pdf also photo of demolition plan https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100422728440217733

The #KennedyCenter may have been partially demolished per a sworn statement made by a legal observer. She witnessed a forklift repeatedly crashing into the pillars of the Kennedy Center today. Destroying an icon Washington center for #music and the #arts. #nationalmonuments #history #JFK #democracy #trump #washingtonDC SEE Also USDistrict Court DC has been alerted to Trump plan in progress to #demolish #KennedyCenter https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.85.0.pdf also photo of demolition plan https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100422728440217733

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #Petition US Congress: Protect National Monuments!
https://action.eko.org/a/us-congress-protect-national-monuments

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #Petition US Congress: Protect National Monuments!
https://action.eko.org/a/us-congress-protect-national-monuments

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #Petition US Congress: Protect National Monuments!
https://action.eko.org/a/us-congress-protect-national-monuments

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #Petition US Congress: Protect National Monuments!
https://action.eko.org/a/us-congress-protect-national-monuments

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #Petition US Congress: Protect National Monuments!
https://action.eko.org/a/us-congress-protect-national-monuments

"- 66% of respondents say greater protections should be restored to all areas previously included in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
- 95% of Democrats, 77% of independents, and 52% of Republicans support restoring the monument boundaries.
- Protecting natural areas and Native American sacred places were the most important considerations for respondents.
- Opening more land for oil, gas and mining was least important to voters across party lines.
- 82% of respondents think it’s important for Native American tribes to have a strong role in managing public lands with culturally significant sites.
- 69% said terminating the Bears Ears Commission was a bad idea.
- 81% said they oppose the sale of public lands to private interests.
- 73% of respondents support the president’s ability to designate national monuments."
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/09/09/utah-poll-voters-want-trumps-cuts/

Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
https://www.bearsearscoalition.org/

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
https://gsenm.org/

#utpol #Utah #BearsEars #ProtectBearsEars #GrandStaircaseEscalante #NationalMonuments

"- 66% of respondents say greater protections should be restored to all areas previously included in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
- 95% of Democrats, 77% of independents, and 52% of Republicans support restoring the monument boundaries.
- Protecting natural areas and Native American sacred places were the most important considerations for respondents.
- Opening more land for oil, gas and mining was least important to voters across party lines.
- 82% of respondents think it’s important for Native American tribes to have a strong role in managing public lands with culturally significant sites.
- 69% said terminating the Bears Ears Commission was a bad idea.
- 81% said they oppose the sale of public lands to private interests.
- 73% of respondents support the president’s ability to designate national monuments."
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/09/09/utah-poll-voters-want-trumps-cuts/

Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
https://www.bearsearscoalition.org/

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
https://gsenm.org/

#utpol #Utah #BearsEars #ProtectBearsEars #GrandStaircaseEscalante #NationalMonuments

"- 66% of respondents say greater protections should be restored to all areas previously included in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
- 95% of Democrats, 77% of independents, and 52% of Republicans support restoring the monument boundaries.
- Protecting natural areas and Native American sacred places were the most important considerations for respondents.
- Opening more land for oil, gas and mining was least important to voters across party lines.
- 82% of respondents think it’s important for Native American tribes to have a strong role in managing public lands with culturally significant sites.
- 69% said terminating the Bears Ears Commission was a bad idea.
- 81% said they oppose the sale of public lands to private interests.
- 73% of respondents support the president’s ability to designate national monuments."
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/09/09/utah-poll-voters-want-trumps-cuts/

Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
https://www.bearsearscoalition.org/

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
https://gsenm.org/

#utpol #Utah #BearsEars #ProtectBearsEars #GrandStaircaseEscalante #NationalMonuments

"- 66% of respondents say greater protections should be restored to all areas previously included in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
- 95% of Democrats, 77% of independents, and 52% of Republicans support restoring the monument boundaries.
- Protecting natural areas and Native American sacred places were the most important considerations for respondents.
- Opening more land for oil, gas and mining was least important to voters across party lines.
- 82% of respondents think it’s important for Native American tribes to have a strong role in managing public lands with culturally significant sites.
- 69% said terminating the Bears Ears Commission was a bad idea.
- 81% said they oppose the sale of public lands to private interests.
- 73% of respondents support the president’s ability to designate national monuments."
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/09/09/utah-poll-voters-want-trumps-cuts/

Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
https://www.bearsearscoalition.org/

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
https://gsenm.org/

#utpol #Utah #BearsEars #ProtectBearsEars #GrandStaircaseEscalante #NationalMonuments

"- 66% of respondents say greater protections should be restored to all areas previously included in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
- 95% of Democrats, 77% of independents, and 52% of Republicans support restoring the monument boundaries.
- Protecting natural areas and Native American sacred places were the most important considerations for respondents.
- Opening more land for oil, gas and mining was least important to voters across party lines.
- 82% of respondents think it’s important for Native American tribes to have a strong role in managing public lands with culturally significant sites.
- 69% said terminating the Bears Ears Commission was a bad idea.
- 81% said they oppose the sale of public lands to private interests.
- 73% of respondents support the president’s ability to designate national monuments."
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/09/09/utah-poll-voters-want-trumps-cuts/

Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
https://www.bearsearscoalition.org/

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
https://gsenm.org/

#utpol #Utah #BearsEars #ProtectBearsEars #GrandStaircaseEscalante #NationalMonuments

#Conservation Groups Challenge Trump’s Decimation of Two #NationalMonuments in #Utah

@WesternWatershedsProject , September 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — "Conservation groups today challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Southern Utah. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigation against Trump’s 2017 monument rollbacks and challenge both sets of illegal proclamations together.

"Conservation groups were joined by two additional coalitions of monument supporters, who also filed to renew their litigation on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante today.

" 'Slashing protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is unlawful and disregards the Tribes who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial,' said Charlie Luke, The Wilderness Society Utah state director. 'These protections were put in place for a reason: to safeguard cultural resources, wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and the freedom of future generations to experience these lands. The #WildernessSociety will continue this fight in court to ensure our treasured Utah national monuments remain protected.”

" 'Not only is the attempt to slash Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments illegal, it’s also deeply unpopular,' said Michael Toll, staff attorney for the Grand Canyon Trust. “A 2024 poll found that more than 70% of Utah voters supported keeping Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante protected as national monuments; these illegal cuts are wildly out of touch with what the majority of Utahns want.”

"In July, President #Trump illegally redrew the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, reducing both monuments by more than 90%. The attack was one of the largest rollbacks of public lands protections in U.S. history, cutting a million acres more than the 2017 reductions.

"Multiple mining claims were filed in both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante immediately after Trump decimated the monuments. Conservation groups have urged the Bureau of Land Management to reject the premature and unlawful claims.

“Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante should have never been put in jeopardy to begin with as no president has the authority to erase or shrink national monuments,' said Erika Pollard, Southwest campaign director with the National Parks Conservation Association. 'These monuments are among the most beloved public lands in #Utah, visited by millions who also travel to neighboring national park sites – Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon and Natural Bridges. Attempting to dismantle the groundbreaking Bears Ears Commission and co-stewardship structures is an insult to the #TribalNations that deserve a leading role in managing their #AncestralLands. Support for these monuments has never wavered and neither will our fight to protect them.'

" 'The gutting of these two monuments is yet another example of this administration rewarding industry with special access to the public’s land and resources,' said Chris Krupp, public lands attorney for #WildEarthGuardians. 'Trump didn’t unlock the monument for recreation, as he dishonestly claimed, but he did open up a cherished landscape to mining. It’s no surprise #MiningCompanies are already taking advantage of that.'

"The #AntiquitiesAct of 1906 authorizes presidents to designate national monuments, but it does not give them the power to shrink the monuments created by their predecessors or to undercut their protections. Congress’s intent was clear: the Antiquities Act must be used to protect the nation’s archaeological, cultural, and scientific wonders.

" 'President Trump cannot erase America’s national monuments with the stroke of a pen. The Antiquities Act gives presidents the authority to protect places like Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears, not dismantle them for #mining and other industrial interests,' said Athan Manuel, director of the Sierra Club’s Lands Protection Program. 'The monuments preserve an irreplaceable cultural landscape, world-renowned fossil resources, and extraordinary wildlands that are shared by all of us. We’re going to court because the law is clear, and future generations deserve to inherit these remarkable places with the protections they were promised.'

" 'President #Trump’s unlawful attack dismantling Grand Staircase-Escalante and #BearsEars National Monuments was a dark day for America and our nation’s long tradition of protecting parks, monuments and wild places for current and future generations,' said Steve Bloch, legal director at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). 'With the filing of these lawsuits, we intend to make sure Trump doesn’t have the final word over the fate of these treasured landscapes. We’ll be watching closely for on-the-ground mischief like new mining claims and illegal vehicle use and are ready to swing into action to protect the monuments from any activities that can leave lasting damage.”

"#GrandStaircaseEscalante National Monument — home to dinosaur fossils not found anywhere else in the world — is often described as a 'dinosaur Shangri-la.' It was established as a national monument in 1996, and in the two decades since it was protected, paleontologists have unearthed #fossils from 21 previously undiscovered dinosaur species.

"The region also holds great cultural significance to numerous Tribes. It is renowned for the remarkable geologic features for which it is named — a series of massive, stepped cliff formations that form, literally, a grand staircase. It is home to serpentine canyons that provide endless hiking adventures and streams that support diverse populations of native plant and animal life."

Read more:
https://westernwatersheds.org/2026/09/conservation-groups-challenge-trumps-decimation-of-two-national-monuments-in-utah/

#USPol #Zuni #EndangeredSpecies #NationalMonuments #ProtectBearsEars #ProtectTheSacred #StolenLands #CulturalGenocide #LandBack
#NationalParks #BearsEarsMonument #NoMining

#Conservation Groups Challenge Trump’s Decimation of Two #NationalMonuments in #Utah

@WesternWatershedsProject , September 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — "Conservation groups today challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Southern Utah. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigation against Trump’s 2017 monument rollbacks and challenge both sets of illegal proclamations together.

"Conservation groups were joined by two additional coalitions of monument supporters, who also filed to renew their litigation on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante today.

" 'Slashing protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is unlawful and disregards the Tribes who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial,' said Charlie Luke, The Wilderness Society Utah state director. 'These protections were put in place for a reason: to safeguard cultural resources, wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and the freedom of future generations to experience these lands. The #WildernessSociety will continue this fight in court to ensure our treasured Utah national monuments remain protected.”

" 'Not only is the attempt to slash Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments illegal, it’s also deeply unpopular,' said Michael Toll, staff attorney for the Grand Canyon Trust. “A 2024 poll found that more than 70% of Utah voters supported keeping Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante protected as national monuments; these illegal cuts are wildly out of touch with what the majority of Utahns want.”

"In July, President #Trump illegally redrew the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, reducing both monuments by more than 90%. The attack was one of the largest rollbacks of public lands protections in U.S. history, cutting a million acres more than the 2017 reductions.

"Multiple mining claims were filed in both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante immediately after Trump decimated the monuments. Conservation groups have urged the Bureau of Land Management to reject the premature and unlawful claims.

“Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante should have never been put in jeopardy to begin with as no president has the authority to erase or shrink national monuments,' said Erika Pollard, Southwest campaign director with the National Parks Conservation Association. 'These monuments are among the most beloved public lands in #Utah, visited by millions who also travel to neighboring national park sites – Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon and Natural Bridges. Attempting to dismantle the groundbreaking Bears Ears Commission and co-stewardship structures is an insult to the #TribalNations that deserve a leading role in managing their #AncestralLands. Support for these monuments has never wavered and neither will our fight to protect them.'

" 'The gutting of these two monuments is yet another example of this administration rewarding industry with special access to the public’s land and resources,' said Chris Krupp, public lands attorney for #WildEarthGuardians. 'Trump didn’t unlock the monument for recreation, as he dishonestly claimed, but he did open up a cherished landscape to mining. It’s no surprise #MiningCompanies are already taking advantage of that.'

"The #AntiquitiesAct of 1906 authorizes presidents to designate national monuments, but it does not give them the power to shrink the monuments created by their predecessors or to undercut their protections. Congress’s intent was clear: the Antiquities Act must be used to protect the nation’s archaeological, cultural, and scientific wonders.

" 'President Trump cannot erase America’s national monuments with the stroke of a pen. The Antiquities Act gives presidents the authority to protect places like Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears, not dismantle them for #mining and other industrial interests,' said Athan Manuel, director of the Sierra Club’s Lands Protection Program. 'The monuments preserve an irreplaceable cultural landscape, world-renowned fossil resources, and extraordinary wildlands that are shared by all of us. We’re going to court because the law is clear, and future generations deserve to inherit these remarkable places with the protections they were promised.'

" 'President #Trump’s unlawful attack dismantling Grand Staircase-Escalante and #BearsEars National Monuments was a dark day for America and our nation’s long tradition of protecting parks, monuments and wild places for current and future generations,' said Steve Bloch, legal director at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). 'With the filing of these lawsuits, we intend to make sure Trump doesn’t have the final word over the fate of these treasured landscapes. We’ll be watching closely for on-the-ground mischief like new mining claims and illegal vehicle use and are ready to swing into action to protect the monuments from any activities that can leave lasting damage.”

"#GrandStaircaseEscalante National Monument — home to dinosaur fossils not found anywhere else in the world — is often described as a 'dinosaur Shangri-la.' It was established as a national monument in 1996, and in the two decades since it was protected, paleontologists have unearthed #fossils from 21 previously undiscovered dinosaur species.

"The region also holds great cultural significance to numerous Tribes. It is renowned for the remarkable geologic features for which it is named — a series of massive, stepped cliff formations that form, literally, a grand staircase. It is home to serpentine canyons that provide endless hiking adventures and streams that support diverse populations of native plant and animal life."

Read more:
https://westernwatersheds.org/2026/09/conservation-groups-challenge-trumps-decimation-of-two-national-monuments-in-utah/

#USPol #Zuni #EndangeredSpecies #NationalMonuments #ProtectBearsEars #ProtectTheSacred #StolenLands #CulturalGenocide #LandBack
#NationalParks #BearsEarsMonument #NoMining

#Conservation Groups Challenge Trump’s Decimation of Two #NationalMonuments in #Utah

@WesternWatershedsProject , September 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — "Conservation groups today challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Southern Utah. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigation against Trump’s 2017 monument rollbacks and challenge both sets of illegal proclamations together.

"Conservation groups were joined by two additional coalitions of monument supporters, who also filed to renew their litigation on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante today.

" 'Slashing protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is unlawful and disregards the Tribes who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial,' said Charlie Luke, The Wilderness Society Utah state director. 'These protections were put in place for a reason: to safeguard cultural resources, wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and the freedom of future generations to experience these lands. The #WildernessSociety will continue this fight in court to ensure our treasured Utah national monuments remain protected.”

" 'Not only is the attempt to slash Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments illegal, it’s also deeply unpopular,' said Michael Toll, staff attorney for the Grand Canyon Trust. “A 2024 poll found that more than 70% of Utah voters supported keeping Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante protected as national monuments; these illegal cuts are wildly out of touch with what the majority of Utahns want.”

"In July, President #Trump illegally redrew the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, reducing both monuments by more than 90%. The attack was one of the largest rollbacks of public lands protections in U.S. history, cutting a million acres more than the 2017 reductions.

"Multiple mining claims were filed in both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante immediately after Trump decimated the monuments. Conservation groups have urged the Bureau of Land Management to reject the premature and unlawful claims.

“Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante should have never been put in jeopardy to begin with as no president has the authority to erase or shrink national monuments,' said Erika Pollard, Southwest campaign director with the National Parks Conservation Association. 'These monuments are among the most beloved public lands in #Utah, visited by millions who also travel to neighboring national park sites – Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon and Natural Bridges. Attempting to dismantle the groundbreaking Bears Ears Commission and co-stewardship structures is an insult to the #TribalNations that deserve a leading role in managing their #AncestralLands. Support for these monuments has never wavered and neither will our fight to protect them.'

" 'The gutting of these two monuments is yet another example of this administration rewarding industry with special access to the public’s land and resources,' said Chris Krupp, public lands attorney for #WildEarthGuardians. 'Trump didn’t unlock the monument for recreation, as he dishonestly claimed, but he did open up a cherished landscape to mining. It’s no surprise #MiningCompanies are already taking advantage of that.'

"The #AntiquitiesAct of 1906 authorizes presidents to designate national monuments, but it does not give them the power to shrink the monuments created by their predecessors or to undercut their protections. Congress’s intent was clear: the Antiquities Act must be used to protect the nation’s archaeological, cultural, and scientific wonders.

" 'President Trump cannot erase America’s national monuments with the stroke of a pen. The Antiquities Act gives presidents the authority to protect places like Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears, not dismantle them for #mining and other industrial interests,' said Athan Manuel, director of the Sierra Club’s Lands Protection Program. 'The monuments preserve an irreplaceable cultural landscape, world-renowned fossil resources, and extraordinary wildlands that are shared by all of us. We’re going to court because the law is clear, and future generations deserve to inherit these remarkable places with the protections they were promised.'

" 'President #Trump’s unlawful attack dismantling Grand Staircase-Escalante and #BearsEars National Monuments was a dark day for America and our nation’s long tradition of protecting parks, monuments and wild places for current and future generations,' said Steve Bloch, legal director at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). 'With the filing of these lawsuits, we intend to make sure Trump doesn’t have the final word over the fate of these treasured landscapes. We’ll be watching closely for on-the-ground mischief like new mining claims and illegal vehicle use and are ready to swing into action to protect the monuments from any activities that can leave lasting damage.”

"#GrandStaircaseEscalante National Monument — home to dinosaur fossils not found anywhere else in the world — is often described as a 'dinosaur Shangri-la.' It was established as a national monument in 1996, and in the two decades since it was protected, paleontologists have unearthed #fossils from 21 previously undiscovered dinosaur species.

"The region also holds great cultural significance to numerous Tribes. It is renowned for the remarkable geologic features for which it is named — a series of massive, stepped cliff formations that form, literally, a grand staircase. It is home to serpentine canyons that provide endless hiking adventures and streams that support diverse populations of native plant and animal life."

Read more:
https://westernwatersheds.org/2026/09/conservation-groups-challenge-trumps-decimation-of-two-national-monuments-in-utah/

#USPol #Zuni #EndangeredSpecies #NationalMonuments #ProtectBearsEars #ProtectTheSacred #StolenLands #CulturalGenocide #LandBack
#NationalParks #BearsEarsMonument #NoMining

#Conservation Groups Challenge Trump’s Decimation of Two #NationalMonuments in #Utah

@WesternWatershedsProject , September 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — "Conservation groups today challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Southern Utah. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigation against Trump’s 2017 monument rollbacks and challenge both sets of illegal proclamations together.

"Conservation groups were joined by two additional coalitions of monument supporters, who also filed to renew their litigation on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante today.

" 'Slashing protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is unlawful and disregards the Tribes who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial,' said Charlie Luke, The Wilderness Society Utah state director. 'These protections were put in place for a reason: to safeguard cultural resources, wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and the freedom of future generations to experience these lands. The #WildernessSociety will continue this fight in court to ensure our treasured Utah national monuments remain protected.”

" 'Not only is the attempt to slash Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments illegal, it’s also deeply unpopular,' said Michael Toll, staff attorney for the Grand Canyon Trust. “A 2024 poll found that more than 70% of Utah voters supported keeping Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante protected as national monuments; these illegal cuts are wildly out of touch with what the majority of Utahns want.”

"In July, President #Trump illegally redrew the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, reducing both monuments by more than 90%. The attack was one of the largest rollbacks of public lands protections in U.S. history, cutting a million acres more than the 2017 reductions.

"Multiple mining claims were filed in both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante immediately after Trump decimated the monuments. Conservation groups have urged the Bureau of Land Management to reject the premature and unlawful claims.

“Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante should have never been put in jeopardy to begin with as no president has the authority to erase or shrink national monuments,' said Erika Pollard, Southwest campaign director with the National Parks Conservation Association. 'These monuments are among the most beloved public lands in #Utah, visited by millions who also travel to neighboring national park sites – Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon and Natural Bridges. Attempting to dismantle the groundbreaking Bears Ears Commission and co-stewardship structures is an insult to the #TribalNations that deserve a leading role in managing their #AncestralLands. Support for these monuments has never wavered and neither will our fight to protect them.'

" 'The gutting of these two monuments is yet another example of this administration rewarding industry with special access to the public’s land and resources,' said Chris Krupp, public lands attorney for #WildEarthGuardians. 'Trump didn’t unlock the monument for recreation, as he dishonestly claimed, but he did open up a cherished landscape to mining. It’s no surprise #MiningCompanies are already taking advantage of that.'

"The #AntiquitiesAct of 1906 authorizes presidents to designate national monuments, but it does not give them the power to shrink the monuments created by their predecessors or to undercut their protections. Congress’s intent was clear: the Antiquities Act must be used to protect the nation’s archaeological, cultural, and scientific wonders.

" 'President Trump cannot erase America’s national monuments with the stroke of a pen. The Antiquities Act gives presidents the authority to protect places like Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears, not dismantle them for #mining and other industrial interests,' said Athan Manuel, director of the Sierra Club’s Lands Protection Program. 'The monuments preserve an irreplaceable cultural landscape, world-renowned fossil resources, and extraordinary wildlands that are shared by all of us. We’re going to court because the law is clear, and future generations deserve to inherit these remarkable places with the protections they were promised.'

" 'President #Trump’s unlawful attack dismantling Grand Staircase-Escalante and #BearsEars National Monuments was a dark day for America and our nation’s long tradition of protecting parks, monuments and wild places for current and future generations,' said Steve Bloch, legal director at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). 'With the filing of these lawsuits, we intend to make sure Trump doesn’t have the final word over the fate of these treasured landscapes. We’ll be watching closely for on-the-ground mischief like new mining claims and illegal vehicle use and are ready to swing into action to protect the monuments from any activities that can leave lasting damage.”

"#GrandStaircaseEscalante National Monument — home to dinosaur fossils not found anywhere else in the world — is often described as a 'dinosaur Shangri-la.' It was established as a national monument in 1996, and in the two decades since it was protected, paleontologists have unearthed #fossils from 21 previously undiscovered dinosaur species.

"The region also holds great cultural significance to numerous Tribes. It is renowned for the remarkable geologic features for which it is named — a series of massive, stepped cliff formations that form, literally, a grand staircase. It is home to serpentine canyons that provide endless hiking adventures and streams that support diverse populations of native plant and animal life."

Read more:
https://westernwatersheds.org/2026/09/conservation-groups-challenge-trumps-decimation-of-two-national-monuments-in-utah/

#USPol #Zuni #EndangeredSpecies #NationalMonuments #ProtectBearsEars #ProtectTheSacred #StolenLands #CulturalGenocide #LandBack
#NationalParks #BearsEarsMonument #NoMining

#Conservation Groups Challenge Trump’s Decimation of Two #NationalMonuments in #Utah

@WesternWatershedsProject , September 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — "Conservation groups today challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Southern Utah. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to reactivate litigation against Trump’s 2017 monument rollbacks and challenge both sets of illegal proclamations together.

"Conservation groups were joined by two additional coalitions of monument supporters, who also filed to renew their litigation on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante today.

" 'Slashing protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is unlawful and disregards the Tribes who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial,' said Charlie Luke, The Wilderness Society Utah state director. 'These protections were put in place for a reason: to safeguard cultural resources, wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and the freedom of future generations to experience these lands. The #WildernessSociety will continue this fight in court to ensure our treasured Utah national monuments remain protected.”

" 'Not only is the attempt to slash Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments illegal, it’s also deeply unpopular,' said Michael Toll, staff attorney for the Grand Canyon Trust. “A 2024 poll found that more than 70% of Utah voters supported keeping Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante protected as national monuments; these illegal cuts are wildly out of touch with what the majority of Utahns want.”

"In July, President #Trump illegally redrew the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, reducing both monuments by more than 90%. The attack was one of the largest rollbacks of public lands protections in U.S. history, cutting a million acres more than the 2017 reductions.

"Multiple mining claims were filed in both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante immediately after Trump decimated the monuments. Conservation groups have urged the Bureau of Land Management to reject the premature and unlawful claims.

“Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante should have never been put in jeopardy to begin with as no president has the authority to erase or shrink national monuments,' said Erika Pollard, Southwest campaign director with the National Parks Conservation Association. 'These monuments are among the most beloved public lands in #Utah, visited by millions who also travel to neighboring national park sites – Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon and Natural Bridges. Attempting to dismantle the groundbreaking Bears Ears Commission and co-stewardship structures is an insult to the #TribalNations that deserve a leading role in managing their #AncestralLands. Support for these monuments has never wavered and neither will our fight to protect them.'

" 'The gutting of these two monuments is yet another example of this administration rewarding industry with special access to the public’s land and resources,' said Chris Krupp, public lands attorney for #WildEarthGuardians. 'Trump didn’t unlock the monument for recreation, as he dishonestly claimed, but he did open up a cherished landscape to mining. It’s no surprise #MiningCompanies are already taking advantage of that.'

"The #AntiquitiesAct of 1906 authorizes presidents to designate national monuments, but it does not give them the power to shrink the monuments created by their predecessors or to undercut their protections. Congress’s intent was clear: the Antiquities Act must be used to protect the nation’s archaeological, cultural, and scientific wonders.

" 'President Trump cannot erase America’s national monuments with the stroke of a pen. The Antiquities Act gives presidents the authority to protect places like Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears, not dismantle them for #mining and other industrial interests,' said Athan Manuel, director of the Sierra Club’s Lands Protection Program. 'The monuments preserve an irreplaceable cultural landscape, world-renowned fossil resources, and extraordinary wildlands that are shared by all of us. We’re going to court because the law is clear, and future generations deserve to inherit these remarkable places with the protections they were promised.'

" 'President #Trump’s unlawful attack dismantling Grand Staircase-Escalante and #BearsEars National Monuments was a dark day for America and our nation’s long tradition of protecting parks, monuments and wild places for current and future generations,' said Steve Bloch, legal director at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). 'With the filing of these lawsuits, we intend to make sure Trump doesn’t have the final word over the fate of these treasured landscapes. We’ll be watching closely for on-the-ground mischief like new mining claims and illegal vehicle use and are ready to swing into action to protect the monuments from any activities that can leave lasting damage.”

"#GrandStaircaseEscalante National Monument — home to dinosaur fossils not found anywhere else in the world — is often described as a 'dinosaur Shangri-la.' It was established as a national monument in 1996, and in the two decades since it was protected, paleontologists have unearthed #fossils from 21 previously undiscovered dinosaur species.

"The region also holds great cultural significance to numerous Tribes. It is renowned for the remarkable geologic features for which it is named — a series of massive, stepped cliff formations that form, literally, a grand staircase. It is home to serpentine canyons that provide endless hiking adventures and streams that support diverse populations of native plant and animal life."

Read more:
https://westernwatersheds.org/2026/09/conservation-groups-challenge-trumps-decimation-of-two-national-monuments-in-utah/

#USPol #Zuni #EndangeredSpecies #NationalMonuments #ProtectBearsEars #ProtectTheSacred #StolenLands #CulturalGenocide #LandBack
#NationalParks #BearsEarsMonument #NoMining

Mark Carney Insists ‘This Lake Is Called Lake Ontario — Today And Forever’

Donald Trump’s decision torename Lake Ontario as“Lake America” is apparently working out great ― for Canadian Prime MinisterMark…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Carney #ConfederationofCanada #foreignpolicies #LakeOntario #nationalmonuments
https://www.europesays.com/canada/186033/

Mrs Miasma and I took my former boss up to the Battle of Little Bighorn Monument yesterday.

$25 to walk around in 95° F (35° C) heat so we could see the place where Colonel Custer demonstrated the value of accurate, timely intelligence and a really fast horse by having neither.

#NationalMonuments
#Montana

Mrs Miasma and I took my former boss up to the Battle of Little Bighorn Monument yesterday.

$25 to walk around in 95° F (35° C) heat so we could see the place where Colonel Custer demonstrated the value of accurate, timely intelligence and a really fast horse by having neither.

#NationalMonuments
#Montana

Mrs Miasma and I took my former boss up to the Battle of Little Bighorn Monument yesterday.

$25 to walk around in 95° F (35° C) heat so we could see the place where Colonel Custer demonstrated the value of accurate, timely intelligence and a really fast horse by having neither.

#NationalMonuments
#Montana

Mrs Miasma and I took my former boss up to the Battle of Little Bighorn Monument yesterday.

$25 to walk around in 95° F (35° C) heat so we could see the place where Colonel Custer demonstrated the value of accurate, timely intelligence and a really fast horse by having neither.

#NationalMonuments
#Montana

Mrs Miasma and I took my former boss up to the Battle of Little Bighorn Monument yesterday.

$25 to walk around in 95° F (35° C) heat so we could see the place where Colonel Custer demonstrated the value of accurate, timely intelligence and a really fast horse by having neither.

#NationalMonuments
#Montana

Trump has once again reduced the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in Utah, losing millions of acres. #nationalmonuments

https://grist.org/politics/trump-again-shrinks-bears-ears-and-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/

Trump has once again reduced the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in Utah, losing millions of acres. #nationalmonuments

https://grist.org/politics/trump-again-shrinks-bears-ears-and-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/

Trump has once again reduced the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in Utah, losing millions of acres. #nationalmonuments

https://grist.org/politics/trump-again-shrinks-bears-ears-and-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/

Trump has once again reduced the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in Utah, losing millions of acres. #nationalmonuments

https://grist.org/politics/trump-again-shrinks-bears-ears-and-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/

Check out Monument Watch to keep track of threats to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase and see how you can help protect them. #nationalmonuments

https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/monument-watch-is-live-tracking-the

Check out Monument Watch to keep track of threats to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase and see how you can help protect them. #nationalmonuments

https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/monument-watch-is-live-tracking-the

Check out Monument Watch to keep track of threats to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase and see how you can help protect them. #nationalmonuments

https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/monument-watch-is-live-tracking-the

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Protect National Monuments from Trump’s Chopping Block | NRDC
https://action.nrdc.org/letter/5155-af-NatMonuments-072426

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Protect National Monuments from Trump’s Chopping Block | NRDC
https://action.nrdc.org/letter/5155-af-NatMonuments-072426

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Protect National Monuments from Trump’s Chopping Block | NRDC
https://action.nrdc.org/letter/5155-af-NatMonuments-072426

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Protect National Monuments from Trump’s Chopping Block | NRDC
https://action.nrdc.org/letter/5155-af-NatMonuments-072426

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Protect National Monuments from Trump’s Chopping Block | NRDC
https://action.nrdc.org/letter/5155-af-NatMonuments-072426

Muir Woods National Monument, California. March, 2015.

📷 Fujifilm X-T1 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/25″ – f/4 – ISO 1600
🏷️ #NationalMonuments #Photography #Landscapes

Muir Woods National Monument, California. March, 2015.

📷 Fujifilm X-T1 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/25″ – f/4 – ISO 1600
🏷️ #NationalMonuments #Photography #Landscapes

Muir Woods National Monument, California. March, 2015.

📷 Fujifilm X-T1 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/25″ – f/4 – ISO 1600
🏷️ #NationalMonuments #Photography #Landscapes

Muir Woods National Monument, California. March, 2015.

📷 Fujifilm X-T1 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/25″ – f/4 – ISO 1600
🏷️ #NationalMonuments #Photography #Landscapes

Muir Woods National Monument, California. March, 2015.

📷 Fujifilm X-T1 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/25″ – f/4 – ISO 1600
🏷️ #NationalMonuments #Photography #Landscapes

President Trump recently cut the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante by ninety percent. Here is a look at the decision. #nationalmonuments

https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/inside-the-scheme-to-virtually-eliminate

President Trump recently cut the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante by ninety percent. Here is a look at the decision. #nationalmonuments

https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/inside-the-scheme-to-virtually-eliminate

President Trump recently cut the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante by ninety percent. Here is a look at the decision. #nationalmonuments

https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/inside-the-scheme-to-virtually-eliminate

Exploring the Natural and Historical Wonders of U.S. National Monuments

📰 Original title: 11 Of The Most Underrated National Parks And Monuments In The Midwest

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Exploring the Natural and Historical Wonders of U.S. National Monuments

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Exploring the Natural and Historical Wonders of U.S. National Monuments

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Trump administration removes tribal seals from Bears Ears signs

(Bureau of Land Management) Federal agency leaders and tribal representatives on the Bears Ears Commission stand in front…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #BearsEarsCommission #BearsEarsInter-TribalCoalition #BearsEarsNationalMonument #bureauoflandmanagement #Nationalmonuments #presidentdonaldtrump #publicland #SouthernUtah #trump
https://www.europesays.com/3148967/

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Tell Congress: Defend our national monuments - Earthjustice
https://earthjustice.org/action/tell-congress-defend-our-national-monuments

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Tell Congress: Defend our national monuments - Earthjustice
https://earthjustice.org/action/tell-congress-defend-our-national-monuments

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Tell Congress: Defend our national monuments - Earthjustice
https://earthjustice.org/action/tell-congress-defend-our-national-monuments

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Tell Congress: Defend our national monuments - Earthjustice
https://earthjustice.org/action/tell-congress-defend-our-national-monuments

#Environmentalism #NationalMonuments #TakeAction Tell Congress: Defend our national monuments - Earthjustice
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Devils Tower National Monument today. For more information https://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/nature/tower-formation.htm and #devilstower #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments #geology #travel #wyoming #summer #trees #conifer #flag Image credit National Park Service

Devils Tower National Monument today. For more information https://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/nature/tower-formation.htm and #devilstower #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments #geology #travel #wyoming #summer #trees #conifer #flag Image credit National Park Service

Devils Tower National Monument today. For more information https://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/nature/tower-formation.htm and #devilstower #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments #geology #travel #wyoming #summer #trees #conifer #flag Image credit National Park Service

Devils Tower National Monument today. For more information https://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/nature/tower-formation.htm and #devilstower #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments #geology #travel #wyoming #summer #trees #conifer #flag Image credit National Park Service

Devils Tower National Monument today. For more information https://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm and https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/nature/tower-formation.htm and #devilstower #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalmonuments #geology #travel #wyoming #summer #trees #conifer #flag Image credit National Park Service