If you run a hotel in San Juan County, are you telling customers you’re the best place to stay to see the Bears Ears National Monument, or the Shash Jaá National Monument? Either way you choose, it may cost you customers who think it should go the other way.
From a legal standpoint, it’s looking like five will be the number over the short term. The Indian tribes and environmental groups suing to reverse Trump’s Monday proclamations so far haven’t asked for emergency injunctive relief that would prevent Trump’s plan from taking effect on Feb. 2. They believe the law is with them, but that doesn’t mean they can demonstrate imminent harm required to stop it from taking effect while it’s in court.