The county commission of Utah's San Juan County—home of Bears Ears National Monument, which President Donald Trump vastly reduced in 2017—has historically opposed the designation of the land as a national monument. But it has now changed its tune: On Tuesday, the commission voted two-to-one in favor of a resolution that rescinds the county's previous opposition to the monument and condemns its reduction.
Specifically, the resolution rescinds all prior resolutions opposing the establishment of the monument, or calling for the dissolution or reduction of it. Most notably, it also "condemn[s] the actions of President Donald Trump in violating the Antiquities Act of 1906 by unlawfully reducing the Bears Ears National Monument" in his December 4th, 2017, proclamation, and "call[s] upon the United States to fully restore" the monument.
https://psmag.com/news/bears-ears-now-has-the-support-of-its-home-countys-leadership
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