Under threat: the three national monuments in Trump's sights
by Jimmy Tobias from on (#3071P)
As interior secretary recommends boundary changes to Donald Trump, three national monuments are reportedly at risk of being reduced in size
In April, Donald Trump ordered a sweeping review of 27 national monuments, from Maine to Oregon. The monuments were set aside over the last three decades by Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barack Obama. Trump's review sought to explore whether the protected land should be opened up to create economic opportunities for industries such as oil, gas, mining and timber.
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