Cooperative Action Network
Protections for Grand Staircase‑Escalante Are at Risk
Grand Staircase‑Escalante National Monument is a place of wonder, history, and deep connection - with towering cliffs, slot canyons, and sweeping plateaus that invite adventure and reflection. Across 1.9 million acres in southern Utah, Grand Staircase-Escalante provides world‑class outdoor recreation and vast paleontological resources. Its landscapes hold profound cultural significance for the Southern Paiute, Pueblo and Ute Tribes who have stewarded its fragile and unique desert ecosystems for generations. Once damaged, these systems may never recover.Members of Congress are attempting to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to undo Grand Staircase‑Escalante’s management plan, sidestepping public input with a simple majority vote. If successful, this move would reopen lands to oil, gas, and mining, and permanently block similar safeguards in the future. But the bad news doesn’t stop there. If they prevail in using CRA in this way, they can use it to attack protections for other public lands nationwide, weakening the foundation of conservation for America’s public lands.We can’t let that happen. Grand Staircase‑Escalante belongs to all of us.