Grand Staircase-Escalante was cut back from nearly 1.9 million acres to three units, the 211,983-acre Grand Staircase, the 551,117-acre Kaiparowits, and the 243,241-acre Escalante Canyons.

In northeastern California, the Upper Pit River undulates through evergreen forests, wet meadows and rugged mountains. It’s ...

The Trump administration is considering shrinking the boundaries of six national monuments to open them up for resource ...

After declaring a national energy emergency earlier this year, President Donald Trump is looking to roll back federal ...

Reports that the Trump administration was eyeing six national monuments in the West for energy development drew promises ...

The Trump administration is contemplating cuts to a half-dozen national monuments across Arizona, California, New Mexico and ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed Friday the administration is reviewing the boundaries of several national monuments — meaning it eventually could move to shrink them.  “When we’re taking ...

The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument was identified by the Trump administration as a potential target for ...

Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage ...

A report shows Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks on the chopping block to lose federal protection as a national monument ...