Trump's shrinking of two Utah national monuments

Gone quiet · last story Sep 2, 2026

What this arc covers

Donald Trump's reduction of two national monuments in Utah in July 2026, after the Justice Department's opinion that he can cancel monuments that protect landscapes, the criticism from tribal leaders and Colorado congressmen, and the lawsuit that Patagonia joined.

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Earliest story we hold Jun 11, 2025 · 4 stories · 35 independent sources (counted once each) · 448 days

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Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 2– 32026Patagonia joins lawsuit against Trump's Utah national monument reduction8 articles · 8 independent sources
2 left, 4 center, 1 right
Jul 14– 182026Tribal leaders, Colorado congressmen blast Trump’s orders shrinking 2 Utah national monuments by 90%7 articles · 7 independent sources
0 left, 2 center, 0 right
Jul 11– 152026Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management160 articles · 50 independent sources
8 left, 9 center, 6 right

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026

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Every week as a table
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Jun 9, 202525215
Jul 6, 20260101
Jul 13, 20268106165
Aug 31, 20262417

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

31% left · 43% center · 26% right of 35 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 4 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. June 2025

    Jun 11US Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes15 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 2 right

  2. July 2026

    Jul 11– 15Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management160 articles · 50 independent sources
    8 left, 9 center, 6 right
  3. Jul 14– 18Tribal leaders, Colorado congressmen blast Trump’s orders shrinking 2 Utah national monuments by 90%7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right

  4. September 2026

    Sep 2– 3Patagonia joins lawsuit against Trump's Utah national monument reduction8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 1 right