Monumental Disinformation

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Channel: The YEARS Project · 2018 · News & Politics

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As President Donald J. Trump prepares to auction off huge swathes of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments, new documents have come to light revealing the truth behind his decision to shrink them.

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[i] TheGuardian.com. Trump slashes size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments in Utah. Dec. 5th. 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/04/trump-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante-monuments-shrink
[ii] NYTimes.com. Oil Was Central in Decision to Shrink Bears Ears Monument, Emails Show. Mar. 2nd. 2018.  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/climate/bears-ears-national-monument.html
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[ix] WesternValuesProject.org. What was taken out of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments?. Feb. 13th. 2018. https://westernvaluesproject.org/what-was-taken-out-of-bears-ears-and-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/

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