Here Are The 27 National Monuments Threatened By Trump's Order

WASHINGTON — Twenty-seven of America’s national monuments spanning over more than 11 million acres of land and about 760 million acres of ocean are threatened by a pair of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump last week. As Trump laid out in his remarks April 26, he’s looking to end “another egregious abuse of federal power,” put “states back in charge” and open up now-protected areas to “tremendously positive things” — whatever that means. On Friday, the Interior Department — one of two agencies tasked with reviewing monument designations and expansions made under the Antiquities Act of 1906 — released a final list of the areas that will receive a second look. Interior announces list of monuments under review and formal public comment period for Antiquities Act monuments https://t.co/uXhjz2oVj4 pic.twitter.com/HlLYPKKwlI— US Dept of Interior (@Interior) May 5, 2017 The agency also applauded itself for its decision to allow public participation. “A public comment period is not required for monument designations under the Antiquities Act; however, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and President Trump both strongly believe that local input is a critical component of federal land management,” the agency said in a press release.  The administration’s implication is that the public wasn’t involved in the initial designation process &md...
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