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Trump’s plan to shrink national monuments is built on misleading claims

Sep 4, 2017

This past April, the Trump administration first announced plans to review 27 national monument designations, allowing the Interior department to consider oil, mining, and timber opportunities on public lands. T...

Obama expands California Coastal National Monument to include six new sites

West Side Story

Jan 13, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

In response to calls from a number of California lawmakers, the Obama administration has expanded the California Coastal National Monument to include six new sites. The monument already spanned the 1,110 mile l...

Obama administration designates two new national monuments in western US

West Side Story

Jan 1, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

As a move to cement his environmental legacy in his last few weeks in office, President Barack Obama has designated two national monuments in environmentally sensitive areas of the Western United States. While ...

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