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With National Monuments Under Review, Bears Ears Is Focus Of Fierce Debate

An ancient petroglyph panel is pocked with bullet holes. Some say increased federal protection is needed to prevent further damage and vandalism to areas like this one, which is now included in Bears Ears National Monument. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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With National Monuments Under Review, Bears Ears Is Focus Of Fierce Debate

Bears Ears in Utah is on land considered sacred to Native Americans. But some local residents say the 1.35-million-acre national monument is being pushed by extreme out-of-state environmentalists.

With National Monuments Under Review, Bears Ears Is Focus Of Fierce Debate

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Sunday

Utah Representative Wants Bears Ears Gone And He Wants Trump To Do It

The Bears Ears buttes near Blanding, Utah, were named a national monument by then-President Barack Obama. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption

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Utah Representative Wants Bears Ears Gone And He Wants Trump To Do It

Republicans are trying to eliminate Bears Ears National Monument in Utah — one of the new ones created by President Obama in the days before he left office. The effort is creating a legal battle.

Utah Representative Wants Bears Ears Gone And He Wants Trump To Do It

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Monday

Bears Ears Monument Is A Win For Tribal Food Sovereignty. Will Trump Undo It?

A prehistoric granary overlooking Cedar Mesa, a site inside the newly created Bears Ears National Monument in Utah that is sacred to many Native American tribes. Natives still hunt and forage for food and medicine throughout the Bears Ears region. Josh Ewing/Courtesy of Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition hide caption

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Bears Ears Monument Is A Win For Tribal Food Sovereignty. Will Trump Undo It?

The newly created monument preserves 1.3 million acres in Utah where natives have foraged for millennia. But critics who point to the land's energy extraction potential want the designation undone.

Wednesday