# Patagonia sues Trump over slashing of protected areas in Utah

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/patagonia-sues-trump-over-slashing-of-protected-areas-in-utah/
- Published: 2026-09-04T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Monument Valley from Muley Point, UT. Photo credit: “SAM_2695” by dedhed1950 via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Dani Anguiano. The Guardian – September 2, 2026. Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and gear company, has joined a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s decision to significantly reduce the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, removing protections from nearly 3m acres. In July, the president approved the reduction of the sites by 90%, clearing the way to open the land to oil and gas companies. He argued in his proclamations that doing so would allow lands to be “put to a higher-priority use” and that they contained critical minerals important to “resource independence …[and] national security”. […] Click here to view original web page at www.theguardian.com Related articles: A piece of Yosemite could be privatized: What that means for visitors – USA Today Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections – The Guardian Big Bend border construction pause extended to Sept. 30 – CBS News