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Phytosaur fossil

Rare fossils could face trouble outside new Bears Ears National Monument boundaries

Science

The Trump administration recently slashed the size of Bears Ears National Monument, leaving paleontologists worried about the fate of the area’s rare fossils.

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
Grand Escalante

US interior secretary recommends altering some national monuments for commercial use

Environment

The Wilderness Act at Thirty-Five

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