Trump is now threatening our National Monuments

We need to spread the word about the drastic, terrible things that Trump is allowing to happen in our beautiful country. Who knows how long we will be able to enjoy everything we cherish? Bsrbara, thanks for posting this info.

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24 national monuments threatened by Trump’s executive order

https://www.usatoday.com/27c0fd28-80d1-40cb-b5d2-a8ce75527014

Corrections and clarifications: Based on information from the National Park Service and released by the White House, a previous version of this story erroneously included the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument on a list of sites subject to the executive order. According to Proclamation 8327, the monument is 6,310 acres – not square miles – and therefore would not meet the 100,000-acre threshold in the executive order, the Department of the Interior says.

WASHINGTON — At least two dozen national monuments are at risk of losing their federally protected status as a result of President Trump’s executive order asking for an unprecedented review of their designations.

Under the 1906 Antiquities Act, either Congress or the President can protect federal lands by designating them as a national monument. And while Congress has occasionally revoked that status for existing monuments, no president…

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