New Mexico environmentalist group on ‘high alert’ after Trump shrinks Utah national monuments

Three New Mexico national monuments have similarities to the ones in Utah that President Donald Trump drastically reduced Monday.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 400

Last Updated: 6 days, 22 hours ago

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A New Mexico environmentalist group is sounding the alarm about what President Donald Trump’s decision to dramatically reduce the footprints of two national monuments in Utah could mean for several “beloved” national monuments in New Mexico.

Trump on Monday signed a pair of executive orders to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by about 3 million acres or 90% of their original size. The decision drew outrage across the West …

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