- Trump cut Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante by about 90% each — together they once covered roughly 3.2 million acres (nearly the size of Connecticut).
- The areas hold ancient cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and sacred sites for several Native tribes, who called the move heartbreaking and say they weren’t properly consulted.
- The administration says the change opens land for mining, energy and state control; critics say it’s a giveaway of public and cultural lands and a major political fight.
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