Five tribal nations coalition

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Lead plaintiffs in the reopened lawsuit; the July proclamation ended their federal co-management agreement

Patagonia, five tribal nations, and environmental groups sued September 2 to block Trump's second shrink of Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments. The case is before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. She is weighing whether to reopen a 2017 lawsuit that stalled after Biden restored the monuments.

Updated Sep 6