Judge reopens lawsuits challenging cuts of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante

What happened

A U.S. District Judge reopened lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, allowing legal challenges to proceed and requiring the administration to provide 48-hour notice before ground-disturbing activities on lands removed from the monuments.

Timeline

1. Oct 16, 11:21 AM KSL Judge reopens lawsuits challenging cuts of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante
2. Oct 17, 5:00 PM St George News (Washington County) Judge reopens lawsuits challenging cuts of Bears Ears, Grand-Staircase

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