Trump slashes nearly 3 million acres from Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments

It's far, far worse than the last time Trump took his Sharpie to cherished public lands

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Looking toward the Bears Ears from Comb Ridge with Cedar Mesa in the mid-ground. Everything in the image was included in Bears Ears National Monument. Yesterday, Trump’s proclamations removed 1.24 million acres — including most of Cedar Mesa — from protected status. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

THE NEWS: On Monday, President Donald Trum…