bears ears
Obtaining mineral rights is easy through America's antiquated system. Doing anything with them is hard.
Environmentalist Bill McKibben condemned Trump's unprecedented cuts to national monuments in Utah.
Ryan Zinke shook his finger in the face of a woman urging him to meet with tribal leaders.
"We stand here together today, united, with one voice," a Navajo Nation Council delegate said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The designation of Bears Ears in Utah "should never have happened," the president says.
He said the order gives power back "to the people." It doesn't.
An escalating battle over Bears Ears pits state lawmakers against environmental groups, and splits Native Americans.