NRDC Activist,

In its latest assault on America's treasured national monuments, the Trump administration has released reckless new management plans for Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah that put the iconic monument’s breathtaking canyons, arches, pinyon-juniper forests, and mesas at grave risk and waste taxpayer dollars.

The Trump administration needs to hear from you — the owner of these public lands.

Tell President Trump and the Interior Department that you oppose these reckless and costly management plans for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. TAKE ACTION >>

It's coming up on two years now since the Trump administration issued an illegal proclamation gutting Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, reducing it to nearly half its original size. They also went after Bears Ears — one of our newest and most unique national monuments. And every day since, the Interior Department has stayed laser focused on exploiting these treasured public lands for oil and gas drilling, coal mining, and more. These dangerous new management plans for Grand Staircase-Escalante are the next step toward their goal.

The existing plans for Grand Staircase are the product of countless hours of thoughtful input from government experts, local communities and businesses, and other key stakeholders who care deeply about these lands. It's senseless, destructive, and wasteful for the Interior Department to throw them out and replace them with new and grossly inadequate plans that put our treasured public lands at risk.

And right now, NRDC and our partners are facing off against the Trump administration in court in defense of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments.

Why? President Trump does not have the legal authority to undo the monument designations of previous presidents. Congress, and only Congress, can revoke or reduce a national monument. That's why NRDC is fighting tirelessly in federal court to block their efforts to redraw Grand Staircase and Bears Ears. And we believe we can win.

Tell the Interior Department to reverse course and scrap its dangerous new management plans for the iconic Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. TAKE ACTION >>

It's simple: An attack on one national monument is an attack on all our public lands. We must fight back each and every time the Trump administration encroaches on the American people's land — for our families today and for future generations. Make your voice heard.

Thank you for being part of NRDC's fight.

Sincerely,


Mitch Bernard
President/Chief Counsel, NRDC