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Ryan Zinke, Donald Trump, Teddy Roosevelt, and the future of Bears Ears National Monument

Mar 3, 2017

By Center for Western Priorities

Utah politicians are asking Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and President Trump to rescind Bears Ears National Monument—a move that would be both unprecedented and probably illegal. Zinke has a choice: Will he follow in Teddy Roosevelt’s footsteps, or will he join Utah’s attacks on our parks and public lands?

It’s time for Ryan Zinke to ask himself one simple question: What would Teddy do?

Teddy Roosevelt would stand with Bears Ears.