Trump’s Executive Order Requires Hard Look at National Monument Designations
By Maribeth M. Klein By executive order, President Trump directed the Department of Interior to review national monuments designated since 1996 under the Antiquities Act of 1906. The Antiquities Act grants the President authority to designate “historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest” on federal lands as national […]
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Maribeth M. Klein
Former Proposals Specialist