SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Newly obtained documents reveal a small county in southeastern Utah paid a consulting firm nearly $500,000 to lobby against the designation of the Bears Ears National Monument and for the downsizing of it after it was created.

A newly created advisory committee for the Bears Ears National Monument has come under fire for its lack of representation among those who were proponents of the monument’s designation in the first place.

The Bureau of Land Management is moving to create new management plans for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is strongly disputing a claim by outdoor retailer Patagonia that President Donald Trump "stole" public land by shrinking two national monuments in Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Native American leaders say President Donald Trump's move to drastically shrink a Utah national monument is the president's second insult to native people in a week and an offense that tribes will unite to fight.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke submitted an initial report to the White House Monday on his suggestions for the controversial Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.

Tribal leaders in Utah have said they plan to take the Trump administration to court if they rescind the Bears Ears National Monument designation.

Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls for a review of all national monuments designated since 1996.

Utah’s U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced today he will not seek re-election to his House seat or pursue any political office next year.

The announcement came as a shock to many, but it leaves his options open to run for governor in 2020.