Conservation groups move to challenge Trump’s Decimation of national monuments in Utah, read more here: www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

Trump’s move to slash Utah national monuments sparks lawsuits from Patagonia and environmental groups

Environmental groups, tribes and the outdoor company Patagonia filed lawsuits on Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump’s shrinking of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments...

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We're suing President Trump for his unlawful action against Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments! #protectwildutah

Today conservation groups challenged President Trump’s July 2026 unlawful decimation of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. The groups filed suit in U.S. District Court. To read more, visit: suwa.org/conservation...

The BLM is AGAIN proposing to designate ten backcountry airstrips for private aircraft use in the Moab and Monticello areas. 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐋𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭! COMMENTS DUE THIS THURSDAY SEPT 3! suwa.quorum.us/campaign/168...

The USDA launched a process to significantly revise its Travel Management Rule, which guides where motorized vehicles are and are not allowed on almost 200 million acres— to allow motorized use everywhere except for places that are specifically closed. Read more: suwa.org/recreation-c...

From The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board: "Utah’s ruling class, of course, is totally on board with Trump’s monument reduction.." Read more: www.sltrib.com/opinion/edit...

Tribune editorial: Our ruling class thinks America’s, and Utah’s, public lands are far too public

“Nearly every day, we learn more about what our political leaders, in Washington and Utah, think is wrong with America’s public lands,” the editorial board writes. “It’s that they are just too, well, ...

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🚨 ACTION ALERT! 🚨 Sen. Mike Lee wants to fast track the destruction of Bears Ears National Monument. He is scheming to use the Congressional Review Act to get rid of the existing management plan for this incredible living landscape. TAKE ACTION NOW! suwa.quorum.us/campaign/168...

This week, at the behest of Senator Mike Lee, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an opinion that the Bears Ears National Monument land-use plan is subject to the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Read more here: suwa.org/utah-senator...

Insightful piece from Stephen Trimble in the @latimes.com on the shrinkage of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Read now: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Politicians defy the people when they take away protections from public lands

Revoking monument status for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, the Trump administration bowed to Utah officials who are in the pocket of mining interests.

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News on airstrips in southeastern Utah! “This is a case of ‘better late than never.’ We’re glad to see the agency pull back its decision, which would have authorized more motorized use in remote, wilderness-quality landscapes,” —SUWA Wildlands Director Neal Clark www.moabtimes.com/articles/blm...

August's Redrock Report is here! This month features: 🏜 Latest Updates on Grand Staircase-Escalante & Bears Ears ⛔ BLM Withdraws 10 New Backcountry Airstrip Designations 🦉 New Staff-Designed Sticker Packs! 🎭Support SUWA and Live Local Theater at the Same Time! Read it now: suwa.org/august-2026-...

After Trump stripped 3 million acres of land from Bears Ears and Grand Staircase, it took less than 24 hours for private companies to file mining claims on the newly unprotected land. Read more from @sfgate.com: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Mining claims appeared after Trump shrank 2 Utah national monuments

Claims have been filed in former parts of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.

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@nytimes.com covering the mining claims already filed in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. Steve Bloch, SUWA Legal Director is quoted in the piece: Read it now: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/c...

Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments (Gift Article)

Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

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Within one day of Trump illegally reducing Bears Ears National Monument, Kimmerle Mining filed 7 mining claims (see map 1) with the San Juan County (Utah) Recorder’s Office. For more details, visit: suwa.org/mining-claim...

Insider Trading? See who's benefitting most from the slashing of Bears Ears National Monument: www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...

Democrats in Congress are investigating Energy Fuels for alleged insider trading

The investigation centers on whether two of the uranium mining company’s leaders used nonpublic information about President Trump’s cuts to a Utah monument for stock purchases.

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If you live in one of the following states your Senator signed a letter to Trump, opposing the recent monument reductions to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante: MD, CO, DE, NV, AZ, NY, NH, NM, HI, CA, GA, MA, WI, CT, NJ, IL, MN, OR, WA, MI, VT. Thank them! suwa.quorum.us/campaign/167...

An in depth piece from @sfgate.com on the shrinkage of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, with some great visuals: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Trump cancels protections at famous Utah trails, canyons and landmarks

Millions of acres could be open to development.

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A really great look into the history and beauty that is Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

In Utah canyons, a clash over federal lands – and the future of the West

The U.S. government is slashing two revered national monuments in Utah. What happens next could determine how vast public lands in the western U.S. are managed – or exploited.

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Monday, following a formal appeal from SUWA, the BLM withdrew its decision approving 10 backcountry airstrips which were scattered across some of the most remote and ecologically sensitive landscapes in southern Utah For more info, visit: suwa.org/suwa-stateme...

Another day, another threat to America’s public lands. The Trump admin is reviewing existing policies on the management of designated wilderness. These policies provide protection for millions of acres of public land—more than 7 million acres in Utah. ACT NOW: actnowforpubliclands.org/take-action

An article from @nytimes.com shining a light on the lies President Trump told, the day he shrunk Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Read it now: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/c...

Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument (Gift Article)

President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.

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SUWA is proud to join this letter and thrilled to see the passion people have for protecting our national monuments. As we fight to restore Bears Ears and Grand Staircase, we’re reminded that the Protect Wild Utah movement truly does live coast to coast. monumentsforall.org/over-330-tri...

Over 330 Tribal Entities, Businesses, Faith Communities, Veterans, Science and Conservation Organizations Speak Out Against Evisceration of Protections for Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears Nat...

Today, over 330 Indigenous entities, faith groups, veterans, businesses, outdoor recreation companies, and scientific and conservation organizations sent a letter to the Trump administration...

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Just over two weeks since President Trump decimated Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments, the admin is racing ahead with its work to try and erase the national monuments from public awareness. To read more, and other quotes from our partners, visit: suwa.org/trump-admini...

"SUWA, @earthjustice.org, and other organizations have publicly stated that they will challenge these reductions in court. "Congress did not give the president the authority to undo national monuments. It was the power to create, not destroy," - Steve Bloch." www.sierraclub.org/sierra/new-f...

A New Fight Over National Monuments Emerges in Utah

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments are once again threatened by a major downsizing

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A powerful piece from Veterans for Public Lands. Read it now: veteransforpubliclands.substack.com/p/the-canyon...

The Canyons That Taught Me to Listen

By Michael “Chappy” Chappell, U.S. Navy Veteran

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The July Redrock Report features: --Trump Slashes Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears by 3 Million Acres --Airstrip Designations Threaten Wildlife Habitat, Backcountry Solitude --July Brings New Cosponsors for ARRWA --Raise Your Voice for Wilderness Read now: suwa.org/july-2026-re...

What a great headline from @sltrib.com summarizing the Monumental Day of Action. THANK YOU to everyone who showed up in Salt Lake City, Moab, St. George, Provo, Ogden, Bluff and Boulder! www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

‘Motivated by love’: Utahns find strength in numbers during protest of Trump’s monument slashing

Nearly a thousand people Utahns gathered across the state to protest the loss of protections for nearly three million acres of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

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From @sltrib.com, on the removal of the seals of five tribal nations from the remaining Bears Ears National Monument signage. Davina Smith–Idjesa, co-chair of the Bears Ears Coalition is quoted in the piece: www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

Days after slashing Bears Ears, Trump administration removes tribal seals from monument signs

President Donald Trump shrank Bears Ears by 91% and disbanded a tribal-led commission. Now, the BLM is removing tribal seals from remaining monument signs.

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“You can abolish a commission, you can redraw a boundary, but you cannot erase our prayers from this land. You cannot erase the footprints of our ancestors from this land. You cannot erase us. We are still here.” From @highcountrynews.org: www.hcn.org/articles/bea...

Bears Ears cuts also end first-of-its-kind tribal land commission  - High Country News

A presidential proclamation slashed the monument by 90% despite a promise to involve tribes.

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A great round-up of Monday's Statewide Day of Action from the @westernpriorities.org! Huge thanks to everyone who joined us - they'll be many more opportunities in the future. westwise.substack.com/p/were-power...?

"We're powered by love": Utahns gather across the state to show support for national monuments

Rallies held from Ogden to Bluff illustrate broad support for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase in Utah

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