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December 4, 2017

Utah: Thousands Protest Trump Plans to Scale Back National Monuments
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Back in the United States, more than 5,000 people rallied at Utah's
state Capitol in Salt Lake City Saturday, protesting President Trump's
plan to open up protected federal lands to mining, logging, drilling and
other forms of extraction. Trump is scheduled to visit Utah today, where
he's expected to announce he's shrinking the Bears Ears and Grand
Staircase-Escalante national monuments. On Sunday, over 100 protesters
dressed in white lay on the lawn of the Utah Capitol building and
spelled out the words "Go Home Trump" with their bodies.


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