The Biden administration will expand the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, the Utah governor says
Cox, a Republican, says he was informed of the decision -- which has not been officially announced by the White House -- by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Thursday. "The President's decision to enlarge the monuments again is a tragic missed opportunity — it fails to provide certainty as well as the funding for law enforcement, research, and other protections which the monuments need and which only Congressional action can offer," Cox said in a written statement.
Haaland -- the first Native American US cabinet secretary -- visited the area in April to discuss the issue with state leaders and local tribes, many of which have ancestral ties to Bears Ears.CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.Read MoreRepublicans quickly criticized the reported decision after Cox released his statement. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said on Twitter that his state's national monuments are being used as a"political football.
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