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The costs (and lack of benefits) of designating a national monument
January 11, 2018 | By JEFF MCCOY
On December 4, 2017, President Trump reduced the size of the Bears Ears National Monument from over 1.35 million acres to around 200,000 acres. A few days later, Patagonia, a retail company that sells outdoor wear and took in over $200 million in revenue in 2017, sued the federal government. In their lawsuit Patagonia, and the environmental and oth ...