· more lawsuits are expected wednesday over the trump administration ’ s plans to shrink several national monuments. · by revoking national monument status for 85 per cent of the area protected by the bears ears national monument , president trump has removed legal protection for many well-known and widely revered historic, scientific, and cultural areas. · the outdoor retailer has supported grass-roots environmental activists for decades. All five cases come down to what the antiquities act does—or doesn’t—say. The facts aren’t in dispute; These two national monuments were designated to protect a multitude of sites of cultural significance to native americans. Now it is suing the president in a bid to protect bears ears national monument.
