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Haaland recommends restoring original boundaries for Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has recommended in a private report that President Biden restore full protections to three national monuments diminished by Donald Trump, including Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante and a huge marine reserve off New England.

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What are the Trump administration’s new plans for Utah monuments?

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