Big win for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante

Judge tosses Utah's lawsuit seeking to eviscerate the national monuments

Aug 15, 2023

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Valley of the Gods in Bears Ears National Monument. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

Sacred lands, public lands, tribal nations, and the Antiquities Act all scored a huge victory last week when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to rescind President Biden’s 2021 restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. District Jud…

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