Commentary: Political polarization does not serve public lands

Lately we have been getting a steady dose of public lands controversy.Late last year, President Trump shrank Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by 2 million acres, followed the next day by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issuing his final report reviewing 27 national monuments. Next, Reps. Chris Stewart and John Curtis introduced legislation — H.R. 4558 and H.R. 4532, respectively — to codify President’s Trump’s actions and create a new national par