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Department of Justice Gives Trump Go-Ahead to Eliminate National Monuments

The Trump administration has long touted the downsizing and elimination of national monuments, and a legal opinion from the Department of Justice argues that the president has the power to do that.

By Wyatt Myskow

Hikers move through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. Credit: Bob Wick/BLM
Jennifer Allen, a Pima County supervisor who represents the district containing Ironwood Forest National Monument, speaks at a rally to protect the area on June 7. Credit: Kathleen Dreier Photography/Friends of Ironwood Forest

Across the Country, Locals Rally to Protect National Monuments Threatened by the Trump Administration

By Wyatt Myskow

The Owyhee Canyonlands in Oregon have been called the state's version of the Grand Canyon, where Western sagebrush landscapes meet rock formations reminiscent of the Colorado Plateau. Credit: EcoFlight

Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands Is the Biggest Conservation Opportunity Left in the West. If Congress Won’t Protect it, Should Biden Step in?

By Wyatt Myskow

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