Trump takes unprecedented step to reduce national monuments

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) " President Donald Trump on Monday took the unprecedented step of scaling back two sprawling national monuments in Utah, declaring that "public lands will once again be for public use," in a move cheered by Republican leaders who had lobbied him to undo protections they considered overly broad.The decision marks the first time in a half century that a president has undone these types of land protections. Tribal and environmental groups oppose the decision and are [...]


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