Biden to restore Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante monuments
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5QFRR)
President to expand sites shrunk under Trump, in win for environmental advocates and Indigenous leaders
Joe Biden will expand two sprawling national monuments in Utah that were downsized significantly under Donald Trump, the state's governor said on Thursday.
The move marks a victory for environmental advocates and indigenous leaders who had fought for years to restore protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments.
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