Most in the hiking community hate what Donald Trump and his minions have done in Utah– shrinking the Bears Ears National Monument by 85%.
But here’s some good news out of Utah.
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, plans to introduce legislation to create a new national park in a piece of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. …
The proposed Escalante Canyons National Park …
The size and exact location of the proposed park is unclear. …
Only Congress can set aside land for a national park, while a president has power under the Antiquities Act to designate a national monument.
Rep. Chris Stewart proposes national park in Grand Staircase-Escalante
It could be that this is just a GOP diversion to deflect criticism.
On the other hand, some future Congress could move on this proposal to right the wrongs done by the Trump regime.
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