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17 May 2026

TAKE ACTION: Defend the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument  16MAI26

 

The vibrant colors of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Getty Images)

HALF way through the second year of his ( most unfortunate ) second term it seems that NOT MY pres drumpf / trump, his corrupt drumpf / trump-vance administration and the gop / greed over people-republican party is realizing they will probably lose their ability to eliminate laws, restrictions and regulations protecting American public lands after the 2026 midterm elections. Jumping because drumpf / trump told them to jump, and because they have been bought and paid for by the rich and corporate America, fascist fotze trunt Rep celeste maloy r-UT with fascist fotze trunt Sen mikie lee r-UT, both ass-licking drumpf / trump sycophants, are introducing in the House and Senate resolutions invoking a CRA ( Congressional Review Act ) that if passed and signed by the president will revoke all regulations and protections now applied to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Please sign the petition from EarthJustice to congress to defeat this CRA, and then if you have time e mail your representative and senators telling them to vote against this CRA. My e mails will be at the end of this post. If you don't think these actions do any good consider these from EarthJustice....

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There are threats that could bring chaos to a treasured landscape in Utah — help us defend it.
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The vast and austere landscape of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument offers a spectacular array of scientific and historic resources. Encompassing 1.9 million acres, the Monument was created in 1996 by presidential proclamation – the first monument entrusted to BLM management. (Bob Wick / BLM)
 

Our national monuments are once again under attack, and Earthjustice is defending these vital public lands. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, a national monument totaling 1.9 million acres in southern Utah, is a treasured landscape in the nation’s public lands system. Several members of Congress introduced a resolution that would strip protections from Grand Staircase-Escalante and we need your help. An attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante could set precedent for similar attacks on national monuments across the country. Send a letter to your representatives today.
Lawmakers have been abusing a little-known law called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to strip protections from millions of acres of America’s public lands. Now members of Congress reportedly want to use this law to attack Grand Staircase-Escalante, and likely other national monuments in the future. While this is the first attack on a national monument using the CRA, it won’t be the last if we don’t oppose it. The CRA is a powerful tool that allows Congress to bypass normal democratic processes, like public notice and comments, to help industry develop our most cherished public lands.
To undo a rule, the CRA requires both chambers of Congress to pass a joint resolution of disapproval, which then goes to the president to sign.
If this resolution is passed, Grand Staircase Escalante’s management will be thrown into chaos, with rules that protect the monument’s irreplaceable resources tossed in the trash. We cannot let this happen.
When President Trump attempted to dismantle Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in 2017, Earthjustice filed a lawsuit. After it was restored by the Biden administration in 2021, Earthjustice also successfully intervened in a legal challenge to the restoration. Advocates like you have stayed with us along every step of the way by putting pressure on your representatives, and we need you with us again.
Contact your members of Congress today and ask them to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante from irreversible destruction.
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Photo Credits: The vast and austere landscape of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument offers a spectacular array of scientific and historic resources. Encompassing 1.9 million acres, the Monument was created in 1996 by presidential proclamation – the first monument entrusted to BLM management. (Bob Wick / BLM) 
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MY E MAILS TO REP SUBRAMANYAM D-VA 10TH, SEN WARNER D-VA AND SEN KAINE D-VA

HALF way through the second year of his ( most unfortunate ) second term it seems that NOT MY pres drumpf / trump, his corrupt drumpf / trump-vance administration and the gop / greed over people-republican party is realizing they will probably lose their ability to eliminate laws, restrictions and regulations protecting American public lands after the 2026 midterm elections. Jumping because drumpf / trump told them to jump, and because they have been bought and paid for by the rich and corporate America, fascist Rep celeste maloy r-UT with fascist Sen mike lee r-UT, both drumpf / trump sycophants, are introducing in the House and Senate resolutions invoking a CRA ( Congressional Review Act ) that if passed and signed by the president will revoke all regulations and protections now applied to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. I expect you to vote against this CRA and hope you will work with the Virginia congressional delegation to make sure you all vote against it.
Thank you,

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