Patagonia Files Suit Over Bears Ears Shrinkage, Defends Tribal Co-Management
Patagonia sued the Trump administration over July orders shrinking Bears Ears (and Grand Staircase-Escalante) National Monuments, arguing the move violates the Antiquities Act and undermines tribal sovereignty; this marks the company’s second lawsuit over public-land reductions, following a 2017 case, while Biden had restored the monuments to their original size in 2021.