Biden restores beloved national monuments, reversing Trump cuts

Restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante represents victory for advocates after protections were slashed

Joe Biden restored environmental protections on Friday to three national monuments and their vast expanse of vital ecosystems and sacred Indigenous spaces, reversing cuts made by Donald Trump.

These protections provide a bridge to our past, but they also build a bridge to a safer and more sustainable future," said Biden. One where we strengthen our economy and pass on a healthy planet to our children and our grandchildren."