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President Trump to cut Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent, Grand Staircase-Escalante by half, documents show

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) This May 8, 2017, file photo shows an aerial view of Arch Canyon within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. President Donald Trump is shrinking two national monuments in Utah, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante, accepting the recommendation of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reverse protections established by two Democratic presidents, a Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said Friday, Oct. 27.