10 national monuments at risk under Trump's administration
by Oliver Milman from on (#32GVQ)
The US interior secretary has identified a total of 10 national monuments to reshape or repurpose in order to allow for logging, mining and grazing
A total of 10 US national monuments are in the Trump administration's sights to be either resized or repurposed, in order to allow activities such as mining, logging and grazing within their borders. Environmental groups have vowed legal action to stymie any alterations to the protected areas. Here are the 10 national monuments identified for change by Ryan Zinke, the secretary of the interior.
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