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Patagonia sues to prevent Trump administration from shrinking Bears Ears monument

By Diana Stancy Correll
Published December 7, 2017 3:15am ET
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Patagonia sues to prevent Trump administration from shrinking Bears Ears monument
Patagonia had warned it would sue the Trump administration after the White House announced it would be downsizing the Bears Ears National Monument. The retailer earlier this week replaced its standard homepage with a black slate that read: "The President Stole Your Land." (George Frey/Bloomberg) | George Frey

Outdoor recreation company Patagonia sued Wednesday to block President Trump from shrinking Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.

Patagonia called Trump’s decision to downsize the Bears Ears monument by 85 percent an “extreme overreach in authority.”

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