Meet the dinosaurs of Grand Staircase–Escalante, a national monument President Trump is threatening with extinction

DENVER—President Donald Trump today signed proclamations attempting to shrink the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments, reducing the size of each by about 90 percent. Bears Ears National Monument will be reduced by over 1.2 million acres, and Grand Staircase-Escalante will be reduced by nearly 1.7 million acres. During the signing, President Trump falsely stated that […]

Across the West, the legacy of mining and oil and gas extraction has left dozens of toxic messes that have yet to be cleaned up, and pollution and contamination that may never be fully eliminated. A new report from the Center for Western Priorities, Backyard Problems, looks at a number of these toxic sites to highlight the risks […]

DENVER—Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes followed through on his promise to file a lawsuit over President Biden’s decision to reinstate the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. The lawsuit, filed in federal court Wednesday, claims the president violated the Antiquities Act of 1906 by reinstating the monuments.  Utah no doubt hopes to send its case […]

“After his appalling remarks at the White House on Monday, President Trump’s assault on tribal interests continues at a staggering pace.”

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, the entire Center for Western Priorities team sits down to talk about our Monuments to America road trip across six states, and listen to highlights from speakers at each stop. Read up and see pictures from the trip: Grand Junction to Albuquerque Flagstaff to Palm Springs Las […]