'Fewer and smaller monuments': Republicans seek to limit the use of Antiquities Act
Republican legislators and the Trump Administration have launched a multi-pronged effort to cut back national monuments in ...
These 13 national monuments may be ‘at risk’ of losing federal protections, advocates warn
The National Park Conservation Association has identified 13 national monuments it considers at risk after a recent Interior ...
Trump administration moves to review national monuments for mining, drilling possibilities
The Trump administration has quietly started a review of public land protections that could mean drastic changes to Utah’s national monuments — for the second time.Doug Burgum, the newly minted ...
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Conservation Groups Intervene to Protect Utah Monuments, Antiquities Act
and important Native American cultural sites. The Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Pueblo of Zuni also moved to intervene in the suit. “These lawsuits seek to destroy the ...
Public lands are a Nevada way of life. Gutting the Antiquities Act would put them in jeopardy
Rep. Amodei’s bill jeopardizes our ability to further protect our priceless natural and sacred landscapes and cultural ...
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Amodei takes aim at president’s authority to establish national monuments
Conservationists in the West have long looked to the Antiquities Act as a lifeline to protect lands that are sacred to Native Americans or are ecologically sensitive. In a statement, Native Voters ...
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Maloy seeks Antiquities Act changes as Utah monuments land in the spotlight again
introduced a bill Thursday that would amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 by removing presidential ... are overwhelmingly popular with Utahns and Americans. Unfortunately, just days into a new ...
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'Fewer and smaller monuments': Republicans seek to limit the use of Antiquities Act
While the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ... power generation and more transmission capacity. The Antiquities Act became a modern flashpoint in 2016, when President Barack Obama ...
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These 13 national monuments may be ‘at risk’ of losing federal protections, advocates warn
The secretary’s order says, "By removing such regulations, America's natural resources can be unleashed to restore American prosperity ... under the Antiquities Act,” Brengel said.