‘Spiteful and petty’: Maine governor bans signs to Obama-designated monument
by Edward Helmore from on (#2Q7FJ)
As Trump administration reviews 27 national monuments, conservationists fear a federally mandated effort to strip public lands of environmental protections
A decision by the Republican governor of Maine, Paul LePage, to ban signs to Katahdin Woods and Waters, a national monument designated by Barack Obama, has been described as "sophomoric and petty" by a member of the family that donated the 87,563-acre tract to the nation.
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