Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has monuments on the mind.
, Cox called designations of that size a "direct violation of the Antiquities Act," the statute Biden and presidents before him used to establish national monuments, telling reporters there's a better way to protect land.
The new Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument spans roughly 917,000 acres in northern Arizona, bordering nearby Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Kane County. To the east is Bears Ears National Monument, at over 1.3 million acres."The language is very clear that the monument must be the smallest size necessary to protect the artifacts, or the antiquities, that are at risk. And I don't believe millions of acres does that at all.
Even though the high court has a conservative majority, Steve Bloch, the legal director for the conservation group Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, said the appeal isn't giving him any anxiety. "I was told by Native Americans who wanted the monument designation, that more of the artifacts are being destroyed, more of the landscapes are being trampled on because people are coming from all over the country and all over the world to see this new monument," Cox said. "There are other ways to protect those things."
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