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BLM begins Bears Ears planning process just after Utah sues to revoke monument’s restoration

Plans now underway will replace Trump-era plans for reduced Bears Ears, Grand Staircase monuments—steps Utah wants to block

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Located on Utah's Cedar Mesa, Moon House is a Pueblo III-period cliff dwelling on lands that President Joe Biden returned to Bears Ears National Monument, pictured on May 4, 2010. While the state is suing the Biden administration to revoke the designation, the BLM has initiated a process for crafting a new management plan for the restored monument.