'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 ...
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A New Bill Would Strip the President’s Power to Designate National Monuments
The Antiquities Act of 1906 was proposed and signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt. Since 1906, the act has been used more than 300 times by presidents from both parties to protect sites of ...
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A New House Bill Would Erase Presidential Public Land Powers Enshrined by Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt signed a law granting future U.S. Presidents the power to designate or expand National Monuments on existing federal land. Known as the Antiquities Act, the bill was introduced ...
National monuments under review for drilling, mining potential
New interior secretary quietly orders millions of acres of protected lands to be reviewed for potential oil, gas, uranium and ...
County supervisor says Range of Light monument designation stopped
Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig says the Range of Light monument designation has been prevented. He credits the victory to President Donald J. Trump winning the election. "With President Trump ...
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Conservation Groups Defend Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument, Antiquities Act
In 1920 the Supreme Court upheld President Teddy Roosevelt’s use of the Antiquities Act to protect 800,000 acres in Arizona when he declared the Grand Canyon a national monument. Presidents since have ...