#national-monuments

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Environment
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Drinking Water for Millions Is Threatened as Trump Targets National Monuments

Thirty-one national monuments uniquely protect over 21,000 miles of rivers and watersheds supplying water to more than 13 million Americans, 83% otherwise unprotected.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
4 months ago

Water across the West at risk as Trump targets national monuments - High Country News

National monuments protect watersheds that directly supply clean water to over 13 million Americans and safeguard more than 21,000 miles of waterways.
US politics
fromSFGATE
4 months ago

Trump's pick to manage 245M acres notoriously hellbent on selling public lands

Steve Pearce, nominated to lead the Bureau of Land Management, has a record of advocating privatization and reduction of public lands, alarming environmental advocates.
Washington DC
fromHigh Country News
10 months ago

DOJ says presidents can revoke monuments, not just create them - High Country News

President Trump has the authority to abolish national monuments, challenging nearly 90 years of legal interpretation.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
10 months ago

Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

Trump's administration claims authority to abolish national monuments created under the Antiquities Act.
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