The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing last week to demonstrate the extent of the Trump Administration’s attempts to ignore Native American Tribes, science, and local communities in the pursuit of eliminating protections for more than 2 million acres of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
Thankfully, new proposals would restore Grand Staircase-Escalante, expand Bears Ears to what was originally envisioned by the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, and prevent attacks on all national monuments in the future.
Now is our chance to urge lawmakers to support these bills!
Thousands of important cultural, archeological, and scientific sites are at risk in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the Trump Administration has laid the groundwork for many other landscapes to be put in similar danger. While tribes and other monument supporters fight these illegal actions in court, we need Congress to step up and make sure this never happens again.
We’ve already seen some encouraging signs of the tide turning in Washington DC, including real bipartisan support for conservation. This is a key moment to stand up for priceless cultural and scientific resources and America’s shared natural heritage.
Please ask your members of Congress to help move these bills forward today!