Scientists and organizations are urging Congress and U.S. Department of the Interior not to overturn the Resource Management Plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.
The group of archaeologists, paleontologists, biologists and others calls the 1.9-million-acre expanse an “unparalleled living laboratory.”
The 150 researchers and scientific organizations like Archaeology Southwest, the Paleontological Society, and the Union of Concerned Scientists sent a letter calling on lawmakers to reject the Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation that would overturn the 2025 monument plan.
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