"Over 110 Democratic lawmakers filed court documents on Monday to join environmentalists' lawsuits opposing President Trump's rollback of the Obama administration's expansion of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., led a bicameral group in submitting an amicus brief in support of five lawsuits pending before the federal District Court for the District of Columbia.
"By revoking protections for millions of acres of public lands, President Trump has overstepped the authority delegated to presidents by Congress, putting cherished national monuments like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante on the chopping block in an egregious giveaway to big corporations," Udall said in a statement."
John Siciliano reports for the Washington Examiner November 19, 2018.
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