Bears Ears, Grand-Staircase won't be eliminated, Zinke says, but they may be shrunk

Interior submits recommendations to Trump, but officials are silent on details; Washington Post reports Grand Staircase is on Zinke’s list of monuments to be scaled back.<br>

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is joined by Utah Gov. Gary Herbert as he travels with the Utah delegation during a tour of the Bears Ears National Monument on Monday, May 8, 2017. Interior Secretary Zinke is touring the monument, including Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument this week as part of a review order by President Trump.

Bears Ears, Grand-Staircase won't be eliminated, Zinke says, but they may be shrunk

Interior submits recommendations to Trump, but officials are silent on details; Washington Post reports Grand Staircase is on Zinke’s list of monuments to be scaled back.<br>

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