14-09-2017 21:45 via deseretnews.com

Herbert: Multiple monuments at Grand Staircase a possibility

SALT LAKE CITY — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke made clear to Utah's governor that if ever there were a clearly abusive use of the Antiquities Act, it was the 1996 designation of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday he does not know specifically what fate may await the monument in southern Utah, but it could be reduced to two or possibly three smaller monuments."You won't find 1.9 million acres in the Grand Staircase-Escalante that need protection. It
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