Patagonia, environmental groups revive old legal fights against new cuts to Utah monuments

Opponents of Trump’s sharp downsizing of two Utah national monuments are re-upping their argument that he didn’t have the authority.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 681

Last Updated: 11 hours, 17 minutes ago

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Opponents of President Donald Trump’s decision to sharply downsize two Utah national monuments in July are re-upping their argument that he didn’t have the authority to do so.

Retailer Patagonia, environmental groups and tribal organizations waged legal battles against Trump in 2017 after he ordered prior reductions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The cases went dormant when former President Joe Biden restored the boundaries in 2021.

Now that the …

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