Forests on Utah’s public lands may soon be torn out. Here’s why.
National Geographic. The BLM is moving forward with plans to uproot native plant and soil from lands in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase to create more area for cattle grazing.
National Geographic. The BLM is moving forward with plans to uproot native plant and soil from lands in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase to create more area for cattle grazing.
Scholars argue that "the President does not have the authority to reduce a national monument after it is created without congressional approval."
Regulatory Review. Tribes and western scholars argue that only Congress - not the president - has the power to shrink a national monument.