Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Rugged mountain with long, slim peak. Brush in front

He can make national monuments, but many legal scholars say Trump can’t destroy them

Justice

The Trump administration plans to drastically shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah. Conservation and Native American groups have sued, saying only Congress can make that change.

Grand Escalante

US interior secretary recommends altering some national monuments for commercial use

Environment
The World

Escalante Wilderness: Monument of the West