Nevada conservationists vow to protect national monuments

RENO, Nev. — Defenders of two national monuments in Nevada are vowing to wage a legal battle to protect them if President Donald Trump tries to shrink them like he did in Utah.
Trump signed a pair of proclamations Monday dramatically reducing the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in Utah.
Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., says it sets a dangerous precedent that will put millions of acres of protected lands at risk of mining and other development that will forever alter