Protected areas
Actions taken by the
Trump administration
Areas stripped
of protection
New oil and gas
leases sold
New oil and gas
leases offered
North
The Grand Staircase-
Escalante National
Monument
Utah
800,000
acres removed
Bears Ears
1.1m
acres removed
Colorado
The North
Fork Valley
8,000
originally
offered
Great Sand Dunes
National Park
18,360
acre lease sale delayed
200 km
200 miles
Protected areas
Actions taken by the Trump administration
New oil and gas leases offered
Areas stripped of protection
New oil and gas leases sold
Utah
Colorado
Salt Lake City
The North
Fork Valley
The Grand Staircase-
Escalante National
Monument
Bears Ears
8,000
Denver
1.1m
originally
offered
acres removed
Great Sand Dunes
National Park
800,000
acres removed
18,360
acre lease sale
delayed
200 km
200 miles
Actions taken by the
Trump administration
New oil and gas leases offered
Protected areas
Areas stripped of protection
New oil and gas leases sold
Utah
Colorado
Salt Lake City
The Grand Staircase-
Escalante National
Monument
The North
Fork Valley
Denver
Bears Ears
800,000
1.1m
8,000
acres removed
acres removed
originally
offered
Great Sand Dunes
National Park
18,360
acre lease sale
delayed
200 km
200 miles