Dec 27 Court upholds Obama’s creation of national monument in Atlantic By Associated Press Fishing groups had sued over the creation of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a 5,000-square-mile area that contains fragile deep sea corals and vulnerable species of marine life. Continue reading
Apr 17 Elizabeth Warren’s pledge to protect public lands aims to appeal to Western voters By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate has promised to restore public lands protections for two of Utah's high-profile national monuments if elected. It's a move that would not endear her to Utah's GOP establishment but could appeal to other voters across… Continue reading
Feb 12 Senate approves largest public lands bill in a decade By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The major public lands bill revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates four new national monuments. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 24:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 30, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 30, anti-government protests continue across Iran, and the Lada, an old school Russian car, is embraced by the youth. Also, a look at the debate over public lands being declared national monuments. Alison Stewart… Continue watching
Dec 11 Zinke, House GOP escalate monuments feud with Patagonia By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The dispute pitting the GOP against a private company raised questions about use of taxpayer resources for political criticism and whether Republicans are trying to stop Patagonia sales weeks before the Christmas holiday. Continue reading
Dec 11 Native American tribes call Trump’s revamp of tribal advisory commission a ‘slap in the face’ By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press President Donald Trump's proclamation on Bears Ears National Monument contains a little-known plan that changes the makeup of a tribal advisory commission for the remote monument filled with canyons, plateaus, rivers and rust-colored rock formations. Continue reading
Dec 09 National monument eyed in Montana as others reduced by Trump By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Even as it clashes with American Indians over reductions to national monuments in the Southwest, the Trump administration is engaging with a Montana tribe over the creation of a new monument on the border of its reservation. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:30 Trump move to downsize Utah national monuments could reshape land conservation By PBS News Hour President Trump took aim at two different national monuments in Utah, announcing a plan to downsize them in order to rectify what he says were instances of overreach by prior administrations. With the full support of the state's all-Republican congressional… Continue watching
Oct 27 Utah senator: Trump shrinking 2 national monuments in Utah By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Donald Trump is shrinking two national monuments in Utah, accepting the recommendation of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reverse protections established by two Democratic presidents, a Republican senator said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 24 Interior Department calls for changes to national monuments but offers no details. Here’s how we got here By Nsikan Akpan Interior secretary Ryan Zinke called Thursday for a “handful” of changes to 27 national monuments that have been under review since this spring. The 120-day review, set in motion by an executive order from President Donald Trump, was due… Continue reading