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Utah Protests Over Monument Cuts | Salt Lake City News
Hundreds of protesters flooded Utah’s streets demanding accountability after federal officials slashed protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, removing nearly three million acres of public land. Demonstrators rallied in Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Moab, confronting lawmakers and governors who defend the cuts as necessary for management—but conservationists argue the rollbacks pave the way for oil, gas, and mining. Legal action is imminent, with groups like the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance vowing to sue, calling the reductions a betrayal of the monuments’ original…
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